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Direct linkAlon, Sigal – American Sociological Review, 2009
This study develops a comprehensive theoretical framework regarding the evolution of the class divide in postsecondary education. I conceptualize three prototypes of class inequality--effectively maintained, declining, and expanding--and associate their emergence with the level of competition in college admissions. I also unearth the twin…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Competition, College Admission, Scores
