Class warfare : class, race, and college admissions in top-tier secondary schools / Lois Weis, Kristin Cipollone, and Heather Jenkins.

Author/creator Weis, Lois author.
Other author Cipollone, Kristin, author.
Other author Jenkins, Heather, 1972- author.
Format Book
PublicationChicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Descriptionix, 292 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Class, race, and college admissions in a changing US context -- Schooling in privileged spaces -- Class practices and the college process in a suburban, public high school: creating distinction around the highly selective college-going self -- Micromanaging the college admissions process: leaving nothing to chance at Matthews Academy -- "Outsiders within": relative opportunities for low-income black students in elite private secondary schools -- Race and class matters -- Class, race, and postsecondary destinations in new global circumstances -- Epilogue: details and reflections on theory and methods.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index.
LCCN 2013040597
ISBN9780226134895 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN022613489X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226134925 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN022613492X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LC205 .W45 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold