The Working Classes and Higher Education - 9781138904996

Taylor & Francis

The Working Classes and Higher EducationInequality of Access, Opportunity and Outcome\nAuthor(s): Amy E. Stich, Carrie Freie\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138904996, 978-1138904996\nSynopsis\nWithin the broader context of the global knowledge economy, wherein the \""college-for-all\"" discourse grows more and more pervasive and systems of higher education become increasingly stratified by social class, important and timely questions emerge regarding the future social location and mobility of the working classes. Though the working classes look very different from the working classes of previous generations, the weight of a universal working-class identity/background amounts to much of the same economic vulnerability and negative cultural stereotypes, all of which continue to present obstacles for new generations of working-class youth, many of whom pursue higher education as a necessity rather than a \""choice.\"".