Paying for the Party - How College Maintains Inequality

In 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.

About the author

Elizabeth A. Armstrong is Professor of Sociology and Organizational Studies at the University of Michigan.Laura T. Hamilton is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Merced.

Summary

In 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.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth A Armstrong, Elizabeth A. Armstrong, Elizabeth A. Hamilton Armstrong, Armstrong Elizabeth A., Laura T Hamilton, Laura T. Hamilton, Hamilton Laura T.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9780674088023
• ISBN: 978-0-674-08802-3
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, Educational administration and organization, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Students & Student Organisations, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher