03578nam 22007934a 450 991081523230332120200520144314.01-136-28437-01-135-95433-X97866102240121-299-45912-91-136-28438-91-280-22401-00-203-11289-X0-203-46547-410.4324/9780203112892 (CKB)1000000000249287(EBL)182003(OCoLC)252723564(SSID)ssj0000140296(PQKBManifestationID)12046535(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000140296(PQKBWorkID)10029523(PQKB)10018609(SSID)ssj0000358955(PQKBManifestationID)12088892(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358955(PQKBWorkID)10381190(PQKB)10675509(MiAaPQ)EBC182003(Au-PeEL)EBL182003(CaPaEBR)ebr10166039(CaONFJC)MIL22401(OCoLC)958102719(EXLCZ)99100000000024928720020930d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDividing classes how the middle class negotiates and rationalizes school advantage /Ellen Brantlinger1st ed.New York RoutledgeFalmer20031 online resource (263 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-93298-X 0-415-93297-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Dividing Classes HOW THE MIDDLE CLASS NEGOTIATESAND RATIONALIZES SCHOOL ADVANTAGE; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Class Position, Social Life, and School Outcomes; 2 Examining Social Class Reproduction at Micro and Emic Levels: A Critical, Interpretive Study; 3 Affluent Mothers Narrate Their Own and Other People's Children; 4 Conflicted Pedagogical and Curricular Perspectives of Middle-Class Mothers; 5 Positions and Outlooks of Teachers at Different Schools; 6 Impact of Teacher Position on Divided Classes; 7 Succumbing to Demands: Administrators under Pressure8 School Board Perceptions of Policy and Power by Michelle Henderson9 Conclusion: Choosing a Democratic, Communitarian Ethic for Schools and Society; Notes; References; Subject Index; Author IndexIn this study of the school system of an Indiana town, Ellen Brantlinger studies educational expectations within segments of the middle class that have fairly high levels of attainment. Building on her findings, she examines the relationship between class structure and educational success. This book asserts the need to look beyond poor peoples' values and aspirations--and rather to consider the values of dominant groups--to explain class stratification and educational outcomes.Educational sociologyUnited StatesStudentsUnited StatesSocial conditionsSocial stratificationUnited StatesMiddle classUnited StatesEducational sociologyStudentsSocial conditions.Social stratificationMiddle class306.43Brantlinger Ellen A1717543MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815232303321Dividing classes4113879UNINA