Inside the college gates : how class and culture matter in higher education /
To date, scholars in higher education have examined the ways in which students' experiences in the classroom and the human capital they attain impact social class inequalities. In this book, Jenny Stuber argues that the experiential core of college life-the social and extra-curricular worlds of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
©2011.
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| Online Access: | Ebook Central Academic Complete |
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| Summary: | To date, scholars in higher education have examined the ways in which students' experiences in the classroom and the human capital they attain impact social class inequalities. In this book, Jenny Stuber argues that the experiential core of college life-the social and extra-curricular worlds of higher education-operates as a setting in which social class inequalities manifest and get reproduced. As college students form friendships and get involved in activities like Greek life, study abroad, and student government, they acquire the social and cultural resources that give them access to valuabl. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (v, 201 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-196) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739149003 0739149008 |