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(No) Harm in Asking: Class, Acquired Cultural Capital, and Academic Engagement at an Elite University
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This paper conducted interviews with 89 undergraduates at an elite university to understand how they engage authority figures in college, and found that the majority engaged authority figures with class-based engagement strategies.Abstract:
How do undergraduates engage authority figures in college? Existing explanations predict class-based engagement strategies. Using in-depth interviews with 89 undergraduates at an elite university, ...read more
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Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
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Great American city: Chicago and the enduring neighborhood effect
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Stuck in place: urban neighborhoods and the end of progress toward racial equality
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Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
TL;DR: In this article, a social critic of the judgement of taste is presented, and a "vulgar" critic of 'pure' criticiques is proposed to counter this critique.
Forms of Capital
TL;DR: The notion of capital is a force inscribed in objective or subjective structures, but it is also a lex insita, the principle underlying the immanent regularities of the social world as mentioned in this paper, which is what makes the games of society, not least the economic game, something other than simple simple games of chance offering at every moment the possibility of a miracle.
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Constructing grounded theory : a practical guide through qualitative analysis
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Constructing grounded theory : A practical guide through qualitative analysis
TL;DR: Charmaz as mentioned in this paper presented a practical guide through qualitative analysis to construct grounded theory, using qualitative analysis, and showed that qualitative analysis can be used to understand grounded theory in a practical way.
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Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition
TL;DR: In the second edition of this text, Tinto synthesizes far-ranging research on student attrition and on actions institutions can and should take to reduce student attrition as mentioned in this paper, showing that effective retention is in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and social community on campus.
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