{"product_id":"the-impact-of-college-diversity-struggles-and-successes-at-age-30-9781439923191","title":"The Impact of College Diversity: Struggles and Successes at Age 30","description":"In 2005, Elizabeth Aries chronicled what 58 Amherst College freshman--Black and white, affluent and lower-income--learned from racial and class diversity. Her study emphasized the value of campus diversity at elite colleges. Four years later, Aries interviewed the same students about their diversity experiences as they graduated. Now, eight years later\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eshe re-interviews her participants to see how and to what extent race and class continue to play a role as they move into adulthood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Impact of College Diversity \u003c\/i\u003edetails how exposure to diversity in college helped shape Black and white graduates process issues of economic and racial privilege and inequality at age 30. She investigates how college diversity experiences also facilitate the attainment of upward social mobility in lower-income students and the role that mobility played in their relationships with family and friends in their home communities. Aries further examines how interactions with peers of another race and class influenced development of citizenship skills and civic engagement, as well as Black students' ability to cope with the challenges they faced in the professional world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aries concludes her study with a discussion of why elite colleges have been beneficial in promoting upward mobility in lower-income students, and the importance of achieving equity and inclusion in making diversity initiatives successful. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15744534\"\u003eElizabeth Aries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439923191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439923191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU015000\"\u003eSchools | Levels | Higher\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC031000\"\u003eDiscrimination\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Aries\u003c\/b\u003e is the Clarence Francis 1910 Professor in Social Sciences (Psychology) at Amherst College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRace and Class Matters at an Elite College\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of Race and Class: The Student\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eExperience at an Elite College\u003c\/i\u003e (both Temple); \u003ci\u003eMen and Women in Interaction: Reconsidering the Differences\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eAdolescent Behavior: Readings and Interpretations\u003c\/i\u003e; and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eGender Matters: The First Half-Century of Women Teaching at Amherst.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44522457006317,"sku":"9781439923191","price":46.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d25987a4-c99d-4a37-952d-3f6e3097b8fa.jpg?v=1701303924","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-impact-of-college-diversity-struggles-and-successes-at-age-30-9781439923191","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}