Experiences of Women of Color in an Elite US Public School

• Main Author: Simpson Bueker, Catherine (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Education.; Educational sociology.; Gender identity in education.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Ethnicity.; Sociology of Education.; Early Childhood Education.; Gender and Education.; Ethnicity Studies.

This study explores the experiences of women of color who attended an elite, predominantly white public high school in the Northeastern United States through one of three points of entry: as town residents attending their local high school, or as commuter or boarding students via two distinct volunt...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. The World of Mayfair
• Chapter 2. Two-Ness and Liminality in Mayfair
• Chapter 3. The Making of Community
• Chapter 4. Athletes and Boundary Breakers
• Chapter 5. Bridge Builders and Cultural Guides
• Chapter 6. The Acquisition of Cultural Capital
• Chapter 7. Race, Place, and the Power of Interactions. .