Moving up, reaching back: how family ties shape upward mobility
Fercovic Cerda, M.
(24 November 2025)
Moving up, reaching back: how family ties shape upward mobility.
LSE Inequalities.
Is upward mobility a solo journey – with career success driven by talent and hard work? Or is it a relational process, shaped by enduring connections to one’s class and family origins? Malik Fercovic investigates, drawing on 60 in-depth interviews with Chilean professionals in law, medicine, and engineering.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2025 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > LSE Cities |
| Date Deposited | 09 Jan 2026 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/130548 |