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RazzmatazzBrave9928 t1_ithta2u wrote
Reply to comment by camilo16 in [OC] Chances to attend a "Grande Ecole (Top university) in France. If you want to attend "ENA", the best university in France, you have 330x chances if your father graduated from there. by pacmanpill
This never truly was about intelligence, but about socialization. Read Bourdieu.
RazzmatazzBrave9928 t1_ithssmc wrote
Reply to comment by satellite51 in [OC] Chances to attend a "Grande Ecole (Top university) in France. If you want to attend "ENA", the best university in France, you have 330x chances if your father graduated from there. by pacmanpill
Sure, there is equal opportunities for everyone de jure. But there is no equal opportunities de facto, and you explained that yourself. If there is no equal opportunities for everyone, then the society is not merit-based. It is as simple as that.
RazzmatazzBrave9928 t1_ithsaau wrote
Reply to comment by Tark1nn in [OC] Chances to attend a "Grande Ecole (Top university) in France. If you want to attend "ENA", the best university in France, you have 330x chances if your father graduated from there. by pacmanpill
From what I read in the comment section of the thread, I can assure you they do not.
RazzmatazzBrave9928 t1_ithqdp9 wrote
Reply to comment by r0b0d0c in [OC] Chances to attend a "Grande Ecole (Top university) in France. If you want to attend "ENA", the best university in France, you have 330x chances if your father graduated from there. by pacmanpill
… Or if something such as social reproduction existed ?
RazzmatazzBrave9928 t1_ithpwqx wrote
Reply to comment by Namas31 in [OC] Chances to attend a "Grande Ecole (Top university) in France. If you want to attend "ENA", the best university in France, you have 330x chances if your father graduated from there. by pacmanpill
Wow, a random Redditor just decided I do not exist.
RazzmatazzBrave9928 t1_itm6gll wrote
Reply to comment by r0b0d0c in [OC] Chances to attend a "Grande Ecole (Top university) in France. If you want to attend "ENA", the best university in France, you have 330x chances if your father graduated from there. by pacmanpill
Read Bourdieu. It is an important concept to understand the society we live in.