Polished - College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility

"A college education-especially an elite one-is often a gateway to prestigious careers and wealth accumulation. But that gate is hard to pass through for those with few resources. High tuition and admissions barriers including standardized tests that require expensive preparation have historically kept many low-income students out of elite colleges and universities. Some of these institutions have taken measures to break down barriers that prevent low-income students from attending their schools. Not only are these colleges recruiting high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds, they're providing tuition grants instead of loans and on-campus resources to support these students. However, as sociologist Melissa Osborne shows in Polished, many of these students still aren't thriving"--

About the author

Melissa Osborne is associate professor of sociology at Western Washington University.

Product details

• Authors: Melissa Osborne
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2024
• EAN: 9780226833026
• ISBN: 978-0-226-83302-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Social Mobility, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, For higher / tertiary / university education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher