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University Place

Inequality of Opportunity in an Unequal Country

Special | 58m 59sVideo has Closed Captions

Tim Smeeding discusses social mobility and explores ways to address inequality.

Aired 10/05/2016 | Rating TV-G

University Place

Inequality of Opportunity in an Unequal Country

Special | 58m 59sVideo has Closed Captions

Tim Smeeding discusses social mobility and explores ways to address inequality.

Tim Smeeding, Professor at the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison, talks about social mobility, focusing on the advantages provided by the family you’re born into. Smeeding discusses whether less advantaged families have the same opportunities to move up and explores ways to address the inequality.

Aired 10/05/2016 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

Inequality of Opportunity in an Unequal Country

Special | 58m 59sVideo has Closed Captions

Tim Smeeding, Professor at the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison, talks about social mobility, focusing on the advantages provided by the family you’re born into. Smeeding discusses whether less advantaged families have the same opportunities to move up and explores ways to address the inequality.

Aired 10/05/2016 | Rating TV-G

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