Anthony Abraham Jack, "The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students" (Harvard UP, 2019)
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The Privileged Poor and Ther Dis a Manage Approaches Social Life Very Differently
The privileged poor, are more likely to integrate into campus and see it as a continuation of their high school experiences. Their boarding schools are so white and so wealthy that this is the first time they've had black and latino friends,. And ins anso, they are more accustomed to dealing with whiteness and privilege. They felt as if even the even the student color came from so much money. They couldn't find their people.
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