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The Source of the River: The Social Origins of Freshmen at America´s Selective Colleges and Universities
Douglas S. Massey
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Paperback. Documents the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. This book investigates the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. It explains how such factors as neighborhood, family, peer group, and early schooling influence the academic performance of students. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 tables. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
African Americans and Latinos earn lower grades and drop out of college more often than whites or Asians. Yet thirty years after deliberate minority recruitment efforts began, we still don't know why. In The Shape of the River, William Bowen and Derek Bok documented the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. But they also found that too many failed to achieve academic success. In The Source of the River, Douglas Massey and his colleagues investigate the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. They explain how such factors as neighborhood, ... Read more
African Americans and Latinos earn lower grades and drop out of college more often than whites or Asians. Yet thirty years after deliberate minority recruitment efforts began, we still don't know why. In The Shape of the River, William Bowen and Derek Bok documented the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. But they also found that too many failed to achieve academic success. In The Source of the River, Douglas Massey and his colleagues investigate the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. They explain how such factors as neighborhood, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691125978
SKU
V9780691125978
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About Douglas S. Massey
Douglas S. Massey is Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Camille Z. Charles is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Garvey F. Lundy is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Florida. Mary J. Fischer is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut.
Reviews for The Source of the River: The Social Origins of Freshmen at America´s Selective Colleges and Universities
"This is scholarship of the first order, a study that will influence thinking about our society for the next generation."
Jay Mathews, Washington Monthly "This is a beautifully written book. Each word is so carefully chosen and the style so limpid that the text is a pleasure to read... In short, this is a book that should be bought and read ... Read more
Jay Mathews, Washington Monthly "This is a beautifully written book. Each word is so carefully chosen and the style so limpid that the text is a pleasure to read... In short, this is a book that should be bought and read ... Read more