John H. Goldthorpe

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre — United Kingdom

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

81h-index30.4kcitations346works1.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies(106), Social and Cultural Dynamics(73), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice(44), Social Policy and Reform Studies(37), Youth Education and Societal Dynamics(34)

Publications346 total

Description, Causal Explanation, and Policy Intervention in Sociology
KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
The Social Origins and Education of the British Civil Service Elite<scp>, 1945–2022</scp>
Public Administration·2025Open Access
Social class and earnings trajectories in the UK: New findings from a longitudinal analysis
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility·2025Open Access
‘THE APOTHEOSIS OF THE DILETTANTE?’ THE SOCIAL ORIGINS AND EDUCATION OF THE BRITISH CIVIL SERVICE ELITE, 1945–2022
2025Open Access
Nuffield, Oxford and British Sociology
2025
The Making of a Sociologist
2025
SOCIAL CLASS AND EARNINGS TRAJECTORIES IN THE UK: NEW FINDINGS FROM A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS
2025Open Access
Variation in the social composition of the UK academic elite: The underlay of the two—or three—cultures?
British Journal of Sociology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Understanding trends in social fluidity in Western Europe: class structural change and the OED triangle
European Sociological Review·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
The changing class and educational composition of the UK political elite since 1945: implications for representation
British Politics·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Social stratification in science: the ultra-elite in the UK
European Societies·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
The Social Stratification of Cultural Consumption: Some Policy Implications of a Research Project
2024
THE CHANGING CLASS AND EDUCATIONAL COMPOSITION OF THE UK POLITICAL ELITE: CABINETS AND SHADOW CABINETS SINCE 1945 AND IMPLICATIONS FOR REPRESENTATION
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
‘The Northern chemist’—Truth behind the stereotype in the British scientific elite?
Cultures of Science·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Continuing complexity: The university careers of a scientific elite in relation to their class origins and schooling
British Journal of Sociology·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Landing a Middle-Class Position: College Degree, Occupational Status and Income of Young Adults in Taiwan
2023· 2 cited
Who Rises Higher in First Job Attainment? Trends and Patterns of School-to-Work Transition in Hong Kong
2023
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION IN SCIENCE: THE ULTRA-ELITE IN THE UK
2022Open Access
The Social Mobility Commission, <i>State of the Nation 2022: A Fresh Approach to Social Mobility</i>. A Commentary
The Political Quarterly·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
THE SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION, STATE OF THE NATION 2022: A FRESH APPROACH TO SOCIAL MOBILITY: A COMMENTARY
2022Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Robert S. Erikson(9), Tak Wing Chan(5), Jennifer Platt(4), Michelle Jackson(4), Charles S. Maier(4), Richard Breen(3), Frank Bechhofer(3), Lucienne Portocarero(2), Trevor Noble(2), David Lockwood(2), Keith Hope(2), Meir Yaish(2), Glenn Deane(1), Catriona Llewellyn(1), Clive Payne(1), Geoffrey M. Evans(1), Thomas A. DiPrete(1), Keith Cowling(1), Stephen Hill(1), Curt Tausky(1)