{"product_id":"amplified-advantage-9781498589673","title":"Amplified Advantage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmplified Advantage investigates the value and impact of today's small liberal arts colleges through an extended examination of a recent cohort of students attending them. It demonstrates how these colleges sometimes succeed and sometimes fail in equalizing the experience of all their students. But there is more to the book than that. Although primarily an account of life and learning at small liberal arts colleges in the US today, scholars will find much of theoretical interest underlying the account. The context of the small liberal arts college is used to unpack how class works. Unlike many other books written about class in college, Amplified Advantage is not exclusively focused on how some students fare less well than their peers, but rather how all students' strategies are affected by their past experiences and classed expectations, particularly in the context of growing inequality. Amplified Advantage draws on Bourdieu's theory of class, particularly his concepts of capitals ope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHurst (sociology, Oregon State Univ.) examines whether small liberal arts colleges (SLACs) amplify or ameliorate preexisting class disparities. To illustrate the impact class has on student outcomes and experiences, the author uses surveys, observations, and interview data collected from students at several SLACs. She employs central concepts of Pierre Bourdieu’s theory on class, such as capital and habitus, to frame the results of her study. Through stories and thick description, Hurst unpacks the complexity of how social class influences students’ strategies, such as what they choose to study and what they do after graduation. This research shows that SLACs offer an invaluable education to students of all social classes, but ultimately students from economically privileged backgrounds fare better than their peers despite having similar curricular and extracurricular experiences. Although the tone and style of this book are appropriate for academics, general audiences may also find the text appealing and highly readable. . . Hurst’s well-researched book is insightful and should be read by students, faculty, and college administrators. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers, upper-division undergraduates through faculty, and professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eHurst builds on her celebrated history of explaining how class works at college. Her newest book turns our attention to liberal arts colleges – where class plays out in predictable and unpredictable ways. -- Jessi Streib, Author of The Power of the Past: Understanding Cross-Class Marriages\u003cbr\u003eAmplified Advantage is essential reading for all those concerned about inequalities in higher education. Richly theorised, evocatively reflexive, and beautifully written, the book captures and sustains the reader's interest through a rich synergy of qualitative and quantitative research that weaves together the lived experiences of young people in higher education. Its powerful and provocative message that a university degree is no longer enough to redress social class inequalities is one we all need to heed. -- Diane Reay, University of Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: A Short History of Higher Education and the Small Liberal Arts College in the US\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Orientation: Understanding Who Goes to Small Liberal Arts Colleges and Why?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Agency and Constraint in the College Selection Process\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: Paying for College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Learning the Liberal Arts: The Curriculum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Living the Liberal Arts: Campus Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Outside the College Gates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: Graduating (in a Recession)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Ten: Conclusion: Habitus, Capitals, Game\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: The School to Work Study\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040856015191,"sku":"9781498589673","price":34.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498589673.jpg?v=1750948077","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/amplified-advantage-9781498589673","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}