Class Rules Exposing Inequality in American High Schools

Name: Class Rules Exposing Inequality in American High Schools
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ISBN: 9780807754528

ISBN-10: 0807754528

ISBN-13: 9780807754528

Edition: 2013

Authors: Peter W. Cookson, James A. Banks, James A. Banks

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Class Rules challenges the popular myth that high schools are the "Great Equalizers." In his groundbreaking study, Cookson demonstrates that adolescents undergo different class rites of passage depending on the social-class composition of the high school they attend. Drawing on stories of schools and individual students, the author shows that where a student goes to high school is a major influence on his or her social class trajectory. Class Rules is a penetrating, original examination of the role education plays in blocking upward mobility for many children. It offers a compelling vision of an equitable system of schools based on the full democratic rights of students. Book features:…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 8/25/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.00" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English