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White Middle-Class Identities and Urban Schooling /

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This book examines experiences and implications of 'against-the-grain' school choices, where white middle class families choose ordinary and 'low performing' secondary schools for their children. It offers a unique view of identity formation, taking in matters like family history...

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Main Authors:	Reay, Diane (Author), Crozier, Gill (Author), James, David (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:	Identity studies in the social sciences.
Subjects:	Social Sciences. Ethnicity Studies. Social Anthropology. Social Policy. Social Structure, Social Inequality. Sociology of Education. Educational sociology. Equality. Ethnicity. Ethnology. Social policy. Social sciences. Social structure. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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