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In Unequal Choices, Yang Va Lor examines the college application choices of high-achieving students, looking closely at the ways the larger contexts of family, school, and community influence their decisions. Where students submit college applications are shaped not only by access to information but also the context in which such information is received and the life experiences students draw upon to make sense of higher education.
List of contents
Introduction
Frames of College Attendance
Frames of College Preparation
Schemas of Colleges
Narratives of Interdependence and Independence
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Index
About the author
YANG VA LOR is an assistant teaching professor in the department of sociology at the University of California, Merced.
Summary
Few highly able, socioeconomically disadvantaged students apply to selective institutions. In Unequal Choices, Yang Va Lor examines the college application choices of high-achieving students, looking closely at the ways the larger contexts of family, school, and community influence their decisions.
