Low-income students and the perpetuation of inequality : higher education in America /
Berg, Gary A.,1955-
Farnham : Ashgate Pub.,
c2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-195) and index.
Prepared for failure -- Admissions policies favor the advantaged -- College is more difficult for low-income students -- Gender and race are interlocking categories of inequality -- Case study : recent immigrants to America -- Erosion of the college image -- As a group, the poor benefit less from a college degree -- Conclusion : we can do better.
Poor
People with social disabilities
Education, Higher
Universities and colleges