Class warfare : class, race, and college admissions in top-tier secondary schools /
Weis, Lois,author.
Cipollone, Kristin,author.
Jenkins, Heather,1972-author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index.
Class, race, and college admissions in a changing US context -- Schooling in privileged spaces -- Class practices and the college process in a suburban, public high school: creating distinction around the highly selective college-going self -- Micromanaging the college admissions process: leaving nothing to chance at Matthews Academy -- "Outsiders within": relative opportunities for low-income black students in elite private secondary schools -- Race and class matters -- Class, race, and postsecondary destinations in new global circumstances -- Epilogue: details and reflections on theory and methods.
Education, Secondary
Upper class
Universities and colleges
Social classes