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Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School
Contributor(s): Khan, Shamus Rahman (Author)

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ISBN: 0691156239     ISBN-13: 9780691156231
Publisher: Princeton University Press
OUR PRICE: $19.90  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
- Education | Secondary
- Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity
Dewey: 373.742
Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.21" W x 9.26" L (0.80 lbs) 248 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - New Hampshire
- Cultural Region - New England
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. But times have changed. Today, a new elite of boys and girls is being molded at St. Paul's, one that reflects the hope of openness but also the persistence of inequality.

In Privilege, Shamus Khan returns to his alma mater to provide an inside look at an institution that has been the private realm of the elite for the past 150 years. He shows that St. Paul's students continue to learn what they always have--how to embody privilege. Yet, while students once leveraged the trappings of upper-class entitlement, family connections, and high culture, current St. Paul's students learn to succeed in a more diverse environment. To be the future leaders of a more democratic world, they must be at ease with everything from highbrow art to everyday life--from Beowulf to Jaws--and view hierarchies as ladders to scale. Through deft portrayals of the relationships among students, faculty, and staff, Khan shows how members of the new elite face the opening of society while still preserving the advantages that allow them to rule.

 
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