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Khan, Shamus Rahman

 
9780691156231: Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School
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ISBN 10 : 0691156239 ISBN 13 : 9780691156231
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2012

Synopsis

An inside look at how one of the country’s most elite private schools prepares its students for success

As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. But times have changed. Today, a new elite of boys and girls is being molded at St. Paul's, one that reflects the hope of openness but also the persistence of inequality.

In Privilege, Shamus Khan returns to his alma mater to provide an inside look at an institution that has been the private realm of the elite for the past 150 years. He shows that St. Paul's students continue to learn what they always have―how to embody privilege. Yet, while students once leveraged the trappings of upper-class entitlement, family connections, and high culture, current St. Paul's students learn to succeed in a more diverse environment. To be the future leaders of a more democratic world, they must be at ease with everything from highbrow art to everyday life―from Beowulf to Jaws―and view hierarchies as ladders to scale. Through deft portrayals of the relationships among students, faculty, and staff, Khan shows how members of the new elite face the opening of society while still preserving the advantages that allow them to rule.

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À propos de l'auteur

Shamus Rahman Khan is assistant professor of sociology at Columbia University. He is an alumnus and former faculty member of St. Paul's School

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691156239
ISBN 13 
9780691156231
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Nombre de pages
248
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