Paying for the Party : : How College Maintains Inequality /

Paying for the Party : : How College Maintains Inequality / / Elizabeth A. Armstrong, Laura T. Hamilton.

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Two young women, dormitory mates, embark on their education at a big state university. Five years later, one is earning a good salary at a prestigious accounting firm. With no loans to repay, she lives in a fashionable apartment with her fiancé. The other woman, saddled with burdensome debt and a lo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2013
VerfasserIn:
Armstrong, Elizabeth A.,
Hamilton, Laura T.,
TeilnehmendeR:
Hamilton, Laura T.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 2 line illustrations, 15 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Women
  • 2 The Party Pathway
  • 3 Rush and the Party Scene
  • 4 The Floor
  • 5 Socialites, Wannabes, and Fit with the Party Pathway
  • 6 Strivers, Creaming, and the Blocked Mobility Pathway
  • 7 Achievers, Underachievers, and the Professional Pathway
  • 8 College Pathways and Post- College Prospects
  • 9 Politics and Pathways
  • APPENDIX A: Participants
  • APPENDIX B: Studying Social Class
  • APPENDIX C: Data Collection, Analysis, and Writing
  • APPENDIX D: Ethical Considerations
  • Notes
  • References
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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