Privilege : The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School /

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As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. But times have changed. Today, a new elite of boys and girls is being molded at St. Paul's, one that reflects the ho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Khan, Shamus, 1978-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
St. Paul's School (Concord, N.H.)
St. Paul's School (Concord, N.H.) > History.
Boarding schools.
Education.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
EDUCATION > Secondary.
Internats > Aspect social > New Hampshire > Concord.
Internats > New Hampshire > Concord > Histoire.
Boarding schools > Social aspects > New Hampshire > Concord.
Boarding schools > New Hampshire > Concord > History.
New Hampshire > Concord.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: democratic inequality
  • 1. The new elite
  • 2. Finding one's place
  • 3. The ease of privilege
  • 4. Gender and the performance of privilege
  • 5. Learning Beowulf and Jaws
  • Conclusion
  • Methodological and theoretical reflections.

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