Perfectly prep : gender extremes at a New England prep school / Sarah A. Chase.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chase, Sarah Alexander.

Series:

Child development in cultural context.

Child development in cultural context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex differences in education--United States--Case studies.

Sex differences in education.

Preparatory school students--United States--Social conditions--Case studies.

Preparatory school students.

Multicultural education--United States--Case studies.

Multicultural education.

Preparatory schools--New England--Case studies.

Preparatory schools.

Physical Description:

350 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

This journey into the lives of prep school students is an attempt to understand the pressures and consequences of prescribed gender ideals from their own perspectives and through their own words. The chapters of this book are organized around the symbolic opposition these adolescents create as they live, eat, study, and play among their peers and teachers at Bolton Academy. The class, ethnic, and individual differences in the performance of gender reveal how culture and development are interrelated and necessarily fused through the power of agency. This inside look at the everyday social interactions of these adolescents reveals how institutions and groups in power incorporate and perpetuate hierarchies and power structures, which in turn serve to form American character. This study attempts to demystify the highly-gendered and seemingly-incongruous nature of these adolescents' lives.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1 Gender Ideologies at Prep School

2 Prep Schools and Bolton Academy

3 Social Worlds: How Girls and Guys Do It Differently

4 Cute Girls, Cool Guys

5 Differences at Bolton: Race, Class, and More

6 Perfect Girls, Best-at-Everything Guys: Managing Pressure, Having Fun

7 Masculinity Wins the Day

Notes

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-340) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-804218-3

0-19-029478-7

1-281-52914-1

9786611529147

0-19-989415-9

OCLC:

476243894