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082 0 _a378.19822
100 1 _aArmstrong, Elizabeth A.
245 1 0 _aPaying for the Party :
_bHow College Maintains Inequality.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bHarvard University Press,
_c2013.
264 4 _c©2013.
300 _a1 online resource (345 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- List of 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.
520 _aIn an era of skyrocketing tuition and concern over whether college is "worth it," this is an indispensable contribution to the dialogue assessing the state of American higher education. A powerful exposé of unmet obligations and misplaced priorities, it explains in detail why so many leave college with so little to show for it.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aEducational sociology-United States.
650 0 _aPublic universities and colleges-United States.
650 0 _aWomen college students-United States-Social conditions.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aHamilton, Laura T.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aArmstrong, Elizabeth A.
_tPaying for the Party
_dCambridge : Harvard University Press,c2013
_z9780674049574
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3301285
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