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UNINA9910821248903321 |
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Autore |
Byrd W. Carson |
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Titolo |
Poison in the Ivy : Race Relations and the Reproduction of Inequality on Elite College Campuses / / W. Carson Byrd, W. Carson Byrd |
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New Brunswick, NJ : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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ISBN |
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0-8135-8938-X |
0-8135-8939-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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EDU015000SOC031000EDU048000EDU020000SOC008000SOC001000SOC026000SOC043000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Elite (Social sciences) - United States |
College integration - United States |
Universities and colleges - Social aspects - United States |
College students - United States - Attitudes |
Racism in higher education - United States |
United States Race relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 EASING INTO VIEWS OF RACE AND INEQUALITY IN EVERYDAY LIFE ON CAMPUS -- 2 LIFE BEFORE COLLEGE -- 3 MIXING IT UP ON CAMPUS -- 4 GRADUATING RACIAL IDEOLOGIES -- 5 WHEN THINGS FALL APART -- 6 INTERACTING FUTURES AND THE REPRODUCTION OF RACIAL INEQUALITY -- APPENDIX: METHODOLOGY -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The world of elite campuses is one of rarified social circles, as well as prestigious educational opportunities. W. Carson Byrd studied twenty-eight of the most selective colleges and universities in the United States to see whether elite students' social interactions with each other might influence their racial beliefs in a positive way, since many of these graduates will eventually hold leadership positions in society. He found that students at these universities believed in the success of the 'best and the brightest,' leading them to situate differences in race and |
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