Perfectly Prep Gender Extremes at a New England Prep School

Name: Perfectly Prep Gender Extremes at a New England Prep School
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ISBN: 9780195308815

ISBN-10: 0195308816

ISBN-13: 9780195308815

Edition: 2008

Authors: Sarah A. Chase

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Although New England boarding schools have been educating America's elite for four generations, they, along with their privileged students, rarely have been the subject of study. Living in a senior boys' dorm at a co-ed school, Sarah Chase was able to witness the inner workings of student culture and the dynamics of their peer groups. In an environment of ivy-covered buildings, institutional goals of excellence and aspirations to Ivy League colleges, the boys and girls acted extremely masculine or feminine. While girls typically worked themselves into a state of sleep deprivation and despair during exam period, the boys remained seemingly unconcerned and relaxed. As much as the girls felt…

Book details

List price: $71.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/20/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.18" long x 1.42" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Sarah A. Chase, Department of Anthropology, Brown University.




Gender Ideologies at Prep School



Prep Schools and Bolton Academy



Social Worlds: How Girls and Guys Do It Differently



Cute Girls, Cool Guys



Differences at Bolton: Race, Class, and More



Perfect Girls, Best-at-Everything Guys: Managing Pressure, Having Fun



Masculinity Wins the Day


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