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Direct linkIsopahkala-Bouret, Ulpukka – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2020
The core theme of this article is the emerging tension between the egalitarian discourse that increases the general aspiration of people to become more educated and actual admission constraints. A desire to attend a university and not being allowed to (i.e. non-admittance) is a loss that can potentially result in an anomic condition. Anomie theory…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Admission, Access to Education, College Applicants
