Cover art for The Son Also Rises
Published
Princeton University Press, August 2015
ISBN
9780691168371
Format
Softcover, 384 pages
Dimensions
21.6cm × 14cm

The Son Also Rises Surnames and the History of Social Mobility

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How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does it influence our children? More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The Son Also Rises proves that movement on the social ladder has changed little over eight centuries.

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