Out with the Old, In with the New? Habitus and Social Mobility at Selective Colleges

Sociology of Education

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-35

  Lee, Elizabeth M ^a   Kramer, Rory ^b  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college; habitus; higher education; mobility; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871385448     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040712445519     Document Type: Article

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