Degrees of Inequality Culture, Class, and Gender in American Higher Education

Name: Degrees of Inequality Culture, Class, and Gender in American Higher Education
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ISBN: 9781421405742

ISBN-10: 1421405741

ISBN-13: 9781421405742

Edition: 2012

Authors: Ann L. Mullen

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Degrees of Inequality reveals the powerful patterns of social inequality in American higher education by analyzing how the social background of students shapes nearly every facet of the college experience.Even as the most prestigious institutions claim to open their doors to students from diverse backgrounds, class disparities remain. Just two miles apart stand two institutions that represent the stark class contrast in American higher education. Yale, an elite Ivy League university, boasts accomplished alumni, including national and world leaders in business and politics. Southern Connecticut State University graduates mostly commuter students seeking credential degrees in fields with good…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 1/22/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.64" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Ann L. Mullen is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Toronto.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Yale and Southern



The High School Years



Deciding to Go to College



Choosing Colleges



Going to College



Majors and Knowledge


Conclusion


Note on Methodology


Bibliography


Index