Massey / Charles / Fischer Taming the River

Negotiating the Academic, Financial, and Social Currents in Selective Colleges and Universities
Core Textbook
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3005-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 51, 320 Seiten

Reihe: The William G. Bowen Series

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Massey, Douglas S.

Charles, Camille Z.

Fischer, Mary J.

Mooney, Margarita A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Figures vii

Acknowledgments xi

Chapter 1: Entering the Current 1

Chapter 2: Staying Afloat Academically 22

Chapter 3: Staying Afloat Socially 71

Chapter 4: Staying Afloat Financially 99

Chapter 5: Battling Social Undercurrents 119

Chapter 6: The Hidden Rocks of Segregation 150

Chapter 7: The Shoals of Stereotypes 173

Chapter 8: The Wake from Affirmative Action 188

Chapter 9: College at Midstream 205

Appendix A: Questionnaire Used in Spring of Freshman Year 235

Appendix B: Questionnaire Used in Spring of Sophomore Year 252

Appendix C: Construction of Social Scales 273

References 279

Index 295

Über Autor(innen)

Camille Z. Charles is the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in the Social Sciences, and professor of sociology, education, and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Mary J. Fischer is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut. Margarita A. Mooney is assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Douglas S. Massey is the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University.