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Devin Fergus, “Land of the Fee: Hidden Costs and the Decline of the American Middle Class” (Oxford UP, 2018)

New Books in Sociology

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Reagan's Student Loan Overhaul

This chapter examines the Reagan administration's shift in the narrative surrounding student loans, portraying borrowers as liabilities rather than assets to society. It highlights the racialized implications of this change, the impact of policies like origination fees, and the intersection of education funding with Title IX enforcement amid broader social issues of class, gender, and race.

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