Speaking of Race and Class : the Student Experience at an Elite College.

Speaking of Race and Class : the Student Experience at an Elite College.

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In Speaking of Race and Class, the follow-up volume to her groundbreaking Race and Class Matters at an Elite College, Elizabeth Aries completes her four-year study of diversity at a prestigious liberal arts college. Here, the 58 students-affluent, lower-income, black, and white-that Aries has interv...

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Main Author: Aries, Elizabeth
Other Authors: Berman, Richard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia PA : Temple University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Amherst College > Freshman > Social conditions > Case studies.
Private universities and colleges > Social aspects > Massachusetts > Amherst > Case studies.
Minority college students > Massachusetts > Amherst > Social conditions > Case studies.
College students > Massachusetts > Amherst > Social conditions > Case studies.
Universities and colleges > Social aspects > United States.
Elite (Social sciences) > United States.
Case studies.
Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:In Speaking of Race and Class, the follow-up volume to her groundbreaking Race and Class Matters at an Elite College, Elizabeth Aries completes her four-year study of diversity at a prestigious liberal arts college. Here, the 58 students-affluent, lower-income, black, and white-that Aries has interviewed since they were Amherst freshmen provide a complete picture of what and how each group learned about issues of race and class. Aries presents the students' personal perceptions of their experiences. She reveals the extent to which learning from diversity takes place on campus, and examines the.
Physical Description:1 online resource (241 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and index.
ISBN:9781439909683
1439909687
129983423X
9781299834231

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