Class Warfare : Class, Race, and College Admissions in Top-Tier Secondary Schools /

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Stories abound about the lengths to which middle- and upper-middle-class parents will go to ensure a spot for their child at a prestigious university. From the Suzuki method to calculus-based physics, from AP tests all the way back to early-learning Kumon courses, students are increasingly pushed to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Weis, Lois (Autor), Cipollone, Kristin (Autor), Jenkins, Heather (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Temas:
Education, Secondary > Social aspects > United States.
Social classes > United States.
Universities and colleges > Admission > Social aspects > United States.
Upper class > Education > United States.
EDUCATION / General.
class, race, colleges, universities, secondary education, schools, admissions, sociology, sociological, prestige, acceptance, students, expectations, pressure, parents, teachers, administrators, united states of america, american culture, usa, positioning, exploitation, competitive, competition, rankings, economic uncertainty, socioeconomic standing, schooling, privilege, postsecondary.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Class, Race, and College Admissions in a Changing US Context
  • 2. Schooling in Privileged Spaces
  • 3. Class Practices and the College Process in a Suburban, Public High School: Creating Distinction around the Highly Selective College- Going Self
  • 4. Micromanaging the College Admissions Process: Leaving Nothing to Chance at Matthews Academy
  • 5. "Outsiders Within": Relative Opportunities for Low-Income Black Students in Elite Private Secondary Schools
  • 6. Race and Class Matters
  • 7. Class, Race, and Postsecondary Destinations in New Global Circumstances
  • Epilogue: Details and Reflections on Theory and Methods
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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