Inequalities, Lifechances and Education

Here’s a BBC report detailing the continued gap between the affluent and those at the bottom of the social ladder. This seems to have been going on for as long as I can remember and gives pause for thought about sociological perspectives. Maybe one thing Marx got wrong was his underestimation of capitalism’s incredible ability to tolerate inequalities. It seems a system far from being close to collapse through revolution as envisaged by Marx. Perhaps more likely now, some might argue, is collapse due to man made environmental catastrophe. Discuss.