Poison ivy. How elite colleges divide us.

Autor/in	Mandery, Evan J.
Titel	Poison ivy. How elite colleges divide us.
Quelle	New York: The New Press (2022), XVIII, 369 S.Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Illustrationen; Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	9781620976951; 9781620977224 (E-Book)
Schlagwörter	USA; Universities and colleges; Admission; United States; Education, Higher; Social aspects; Economic aspects; Elite (Social sciences); Income distribution; Bildungstheorie; Bildungspraxis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? University; Universities; College; Colleges; Universität; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Admission criteria; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; USA; Higher education; Social behavior; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Economy; Wirtschaft; Elite; Distribution of income; Einkommensverteilung
Abstract	Going up -- Falling off -- The top floor and the iron ceiling -- Finding the escalator -- Cracking the code -- Green fences-the games kids play -- The well-rounded man -- Affirmative action for rich whites -- Doing good -- The best and the brightest-building the meritocracy myth -- The doubly disadvantaged -- Learning to party -- How liberals become conservative -- Still separate, still unequal -- How Michael Lewis ruined baseball -- You say you want a revolution -- Making college pay -- We need you, Mr. Grassley -- One percent solutions -- Communities of opportunity -- Postscript: With privilege goes responsibility. "An eye-opening look at how America's elite colleges and suburbs help keep the rich rich--making it harder than ever to fight the inequality dividing us today"--Provided by publisher.
Erfasst von	Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Update	2023/4/10