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Speaking of Race and Class : the Student Experience at an Elite College.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aries, Elizabeth, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Amherst College--Freshman--Social conditions--Case studies.
- Amherst College.
- Private universities and colleges--Social aspects--Massachusetts--Amherst--Case studies.
- Private universities and colleges.
- Minority college students--Massachusetts--Amherst--Social conditions--Case studies.
- Minority college students.
- College students--Massachusetts--Amherst--Social conditions--Case studies.
- College students.
- Universities and colleges--Social aspects--United States.
- Universities and colleges.
- Elite (Social sciences)--United States.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Universities and colleges--Social aspects.
- Social conditions.
- Social aspects.
- United States.
- College students--Social conditions.
- Minority college students--Social conditions.
- Massachusetts--Amherst.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia PA : Temple University Press, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- In Speaking of Race and Class, the follow-up volume to her groundbreaking Race and Class Matters at an Elite College, Elizabeth Aries completes her four-year study of diversity at a prestigious liberal arts college. Here, the 58 students-affluent, lower-income, black, and white-that Aries has interviewed since they were Amherst freshmen provide a complete picture of what and how each group learned about issues of race and class. Aries presents the students' personal perceptions of their experiences. She reveals the extent to which learning from diversity takes place on campus, and examines the.
- Contents:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Race and Class on Campus: Four Students' Stories; 2. Moving In and the Challenges of Class; 3. Bridging Two Worlds; 4. Racial Insults; 5. Black on Black; 6. Black and White: Seeing Race Anew; 7. Haves and Have-Nots: Seeing Class Anew; 8. Where We Are; 9. Where Do We Go from Here?; Appendix A: Online Survey Measures; Appendix B: Interview Questions; Notes; References; Index.
- Notes:
- Print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Aries, Elizabeth. Speaking of Race and Class : The Student Experience at an Elite College.
- ISBN:
- 9781439909683
- 1439909687
- 129983423X
- 9781299834231
- OCLC:
- 817880995
- Publisher Number:
- 10.2307/j.ctvrdf3fc
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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