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Sociologists follow a group of girls in a "party dorm" at a major midwesterner university and see how they turn out. Good summary of how social class ends up determining college success or failure.
 
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richardSprague | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Mar 22, 2020 |
Excellent ethnography. Useful for researchers studying postsecondary success but also I imagine quite eye-opening for the lay reader. Though I found some of the subjects hard to differentiate and keep track of, the takeaways were quite clear. To sum it up:

pg. 220

"William G. Bowen and colleagues use longitudinal survey data to conclude that students are best served when they attend the most prestigious school that they can. Our findings suggest a qualification: If the more prestigious school available is a party school, students from less privileged backgrounds may be better off going to a less prestigious school, as long as it has a strong mobility pathway."

Like many things, education disproportionately benefits -- and is easier/less risky for -- the already rich. This demonstrates one of the many ways how this is true.
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sparemethecensor | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Nov 30, 2015 |

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