03001nam 2200613 a 450 991045404900332120200520144314.01-281-97327-01-59213-727-X9786611973278(CKB)1000000000577929(EBL)407553(OCoLC)437247319(SSID)ssj0000231882(PQKBManifestationID)11190995(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000231882(PQKBWorkID)10208221(PQKB)10973181(MiAaPQ)EBC407553(OCoLC)302405959(MdBmJHUP)muse15325(Au-PeEL)EBL407553(CaPaEBR)ebr10267608(CaONFJC)MIL197327(EXLCZ)99100000000057792920080214d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRace and class matters at an elite college[electronic resource] /Elizabeth AriesPhiladelphia Temple University Press20081 online resource (246 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59213-726-1 1-59213-725-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-230) and index.Becoming a more diverse college : challenges and benefits -- Investigating race and class matters on campus -- First encounters with race and class -- Negotiating class differences -- Relationships across race and class -- Learning from racial diversity -- Learning from class-based diversity -- Negotiating racial issues -- As the year ended -- Meeting the challenges of diversity -- Appendix A. On-line survey measures -- Appendix B. Interview questions.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 interPrivate universities and collegesSocial aspectsMassachusettsAmherstCase studiesMinority college studentsMassachusettsAmherstSocial conditionsCase studiesElectronic books.Private universities and collegesSocial aspectsMinority college studentsSocial conditions378.744/23Aries Elizabeth846402MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454049003321Race and class matters at an elite college2074028UNINA