Straddling Class in the Academy : 26 Stories of Students, Administrators, and Faculty From Poor and Working-Class Backgrounds and Their Compelling Lessons for Higher Education Policy and Practice

Taylor & Francis Inc

Why do we feel uncomfortable talking about class? Why is it taboo? Why do people often address class through coded terminology like trashy, classy, and snobby? How does discriminatory language, or how do conscious or unconscious derogatory attitudes, or the anticipation of such behaviors, impact those from poor and working class backgrounds when they straddle class? Through 26 narratives of individuals from poor and working class backgrounds \u2013 ranging from students, to multiple levels of administrators and faculty, both tenured and non-tenured \u2013 this book provides a vivid understanding of how people can experience and straddle class in the middle, upper, or even elitist class contexts of the academy.Through the powerful stories of individuals who hold many different identities--and naming\n\nStraddling Class in the Academy\n26 Stories of Students, Administrators, and Faculty From Poor and Working-Class Backgrounds and Thei\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new i;