Race and class matters at an elite college
By: Elizabeth Aries.
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781592137251; 9781592137268
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
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "In Race and Class Matters at an Elite College, Elizabeth Aries provides a rare glimpse into the challenges faced by black and white college students from widely different class backgrounds as they come to live together as freshmen. Based on an intensive study Aries conducted with 58 students at Amherst College during the 2005-2006 academic year, this book offers a uniquely personal look at the day-to-day thoughts and feelings of students as they experience racial and economic diversity firsthand, some for the first time. Through online questionnaires and face-to-face interviews, Aries followed four groups of students throughout their first year of college: affluent whites, affluent blacks, less financially advantaged whites from families with more limited education, and less financially advantaged blacks from the same background. Drawing heavily on the voices of these freshmen, Aries chronicles what they learned from racial and class diversity - and what colleges might do to help their students learn more."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Description of the study and its participants; title: Initial encounters with race and class; title: Negotiating class differences; title: Relationships across race and class; title: Learning from racial diversity; title: Learning from class-based diversity; title: Negotiating racial issues; title: As the year ended; title: Summary and conclusions; title: Appendix A. On-line survey measures; title: Appendix B. Interview questions.