"I Never Thought This Could Be for Me": Aspirational Capital, Identities, and Political Engagement among First-Generation College Students in São Paulo

Autor/inn/en	Klein, Charles H.; Carmo, Milena Mateuzi
Titel	"I Never Thought This Could Be for Me": Aspirational Capital, Identities, and Political Engagement among First-Generation College Students in São Paulo
Quelle	In: International Studies in Sociology of Education, 28 (2019) 3-4, S.259-278 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Klein, Charles H.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0962-0214
DOI	10.1080/09620214.2019.1626261
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; First Generation College Students; Academic Aspiration; Occupational Aspiration; Cultural Capital; Neoliberalism; Gender Differences; Activism; Resistance (Psychology); Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Geschlechterkonflikt; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Resistenz; Brasilien
Abstract	Today, young adults from lower-income backgrounds are pursuing educational trajectories that would have been distant dreams for their parents. In many Global South countries, this expansion has followed a neoliberal logic in which private universities purport to provide students skills and increased earning capacity, and employers the necessary human capital to compete in global markets. This article examines these processes in Brazil, where federal policies have contributed to a dramatic growth in private, for-profit higher education in recent years. Building on ethnographic research in São Paulo's expansive peripheries, our analysis examines three inter-related themes: higher education and life aspirations; intersectional identity construction; and political/community engagements. We argue that while neoliberal ideologies and policies are a key component of Brazilian higher education, many first-generation college students actively -- and critically -- challenge everyday oppressions and create new life possibilities in the context of enduring inequalities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01