‘Culture shock’: Black students account for their distinctiveness at an elite college.
Previous research on black students attending predominantly white colleges has emphasized race-based differences with white students while downplaying differences in social class. This research indicates that class-based differences are an important component of many black students' discomfort at ‘N...
| Publicado en: | Ethnic & Racial Studies Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 883 - 906 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
June 2009
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