The bubble of privilege. Young, privately educated women talk about social class

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-15

  Maxwell, Claire ^a   Aggleton, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femininities; Girls; Middle class; Private education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950948358     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690903385329     Document Type: Article

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