Poison in the ivy : race relations and the reproduction of inequality on elite college campuses /

W. Carson Byrd studied 28 of the most selective colleges and universities in the United States to see whether elite students actually have cross-racial interactions that might influence their racial beliefs in a positive way, since many of these graduates will be in leadership positions later in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Byrd, W. Carson (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Series:	American campus.
Subjects:	Racism in higher education > United States. College students > United States > Attitudes. Universities and colleges > Social aspects > United States. College integration > United States. Elite (Social sciences) > United States. United States > Race relations. EDUCATION / Higher. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations. EDUCATION / Inclusive Education. EDUCATION / Multicultural Education. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies.

Table of Contents:

Easing into views of race and inequality in everyday life on campus
Life before college: factors influencing early views of race and inequality
Mixing it up on campus: patterns of and influences on student interactions
Graduating racial ideologies: the college impact on views of race and inequality
When things fall apart: identities and interactions within an intersected habitus
Interacting futures and the reproduction of racial inequality.