Poorer people still excluded from top professions

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 14:28 in Psychology & Sociology

(PhysOrg.com) -- Doctors and lawyers are more likely to come from wealthy backgrounds according to new research from the Department of Economics that indicates that the ‘social gap` that prevents poorer people from entering the top professions is becoming more pronounced over time.

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