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No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and Campus Life
Thomas J. Espenshade
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Hardback. Arguing that elite higher education contributes to both social mobility and inequality, the authors investigate such areas as admission advantages for minorities, academic achievement gaps tied to race and class, unequal burdens in paying for tuition, and satisfaction with college experiences. Num Pages: 568 pages, 55 line illus. 81 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
Against the backdrop of today's increasingly multicultural society, are America's elite colleges admitting and successfully educating a diverse student body? No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal pulls back the curtain on the selective college experience and takes a rigorous and comprehensive look at how race and social class impact each stage--from application and admission, to enrollment and student life on campus. Arguing that elite higher education contributes to both social mobility and inequality, the authors investigate such areas as admission advantages for minorities, academic achievement gaps tied to race and class, unequal burdens in paying for tuition, and satisfaction with ... Read more
Against the backdrop of today's increasingly multicultural society, are America's elite colleges admitting and successfully educating a diverse student body? No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal pulls back the curtain on the selective college experience and takes a rigorous and comprehensive look at how race and social class impact each stage--from application and admission, to enrollment and student life on campus. Arguing that elite higher education contributes to both social mobility and inequality, the authors investigate such areas as admission advantages for minorities, academic achievement gaps tied to race and class, unequal burdens in paying for tuition, and satisfaction with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691141602
SKU
V9780691141602
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About Thomas J. Espenshade
Thomas J. Espenshade is professor of sociology at Princeton University. Alexandria Walton Radford completed her PhD in sociology at Princeton University and is the associate director of postsecondary education at MPR Associates Inc. in Washington, DC.
Reviews for No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and Campus Life
Winner of the 2011 Pierre Bourdieu Book Award, Sociology of Education Section of the American Sociological Association "Both supporters and opponents of affirmative action are likely to find ammunition in Thomas J. Espenshade's and Alexandria Walton Radford's book... The authors provide a fascinating peek inside the admissions process at several unnamed universities."
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Book, the online review at ... Read more
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