Allison L. Hurst

The Burden of Academic Success

Loyalists, Renegades, and Double Agents

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Burden of Academic Success: Loyalists, Renegades, and Double Agents explores working-class college students' understandings of class and social mobility through in-depth interviews rich in ethnographic detail. This book is a compelling read for students and a much-needed addition to our understanding of how class operates today, both inside and outside of the classroom.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 693g
• ISBN-13: 9780739140598
• ISBN-10: 0739140590
• Artikelnr.: 28522794

Autorenporträt

By Allison L. Hurst

Inhaltsangabe

1 Preface 2 Acknowledgements 3 Chapter One: Introduction 4 Chapter Two:
Historical and Social Background 5 Chapter Three: Class Stereotypes of
Intelligence and the Possibilities of Education 6 Chapter Four: Opposing
Cultures 7 Chapter Five: Divided Loyalties 8 Chapter Six: Gates and Gowns 9
Chapter Seven: The Burden of Academic Success 10 Chapter Eight: Conclusion
11 Appendix A: Methodology