{"product_id":"class-rules_9780807754535","title":"Class Rules","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClass Rules\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the popular myth that high schools are the “great equalizers.” In his groundbreaking study, Cookson demonstrates that adolescents undergo different class rites of passage depending on the social-class composition of the high school they attend. Drawing on stories of schools and individual students, the author shows that \u003ci\u003ewhere \u003c\/i\u003ea student goes to high school is a major influence on his or her social-class trajectory. \u003ci\u003eClass Rules\u003c\/i\u003e is a penetrating, original examination of the role education plays in blocking upward mobility for many children. It offers a compelling vision of an equitable system of schools based on the full democratic rights of students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a fresh, dynamic way of understanding educational inequality and social reproduction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers a breakthrough social\/psychological theory of how adolescents acquire class consciousness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompares the cultures and curricula of five American high schools, focusing on the class composition of their students.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Peter W. Cookson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43037256319078,"sku":"9780807754535","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4051\/5174\/files\/9780807754535.jpg?v=1771608236","url":"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/products\/class-rules_9780807754535","provider":"Teachers College Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}