Perfectly prep : gender extremes at a New England prep school /

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"Living in a senior boys' dorm at a co-ed school, Sarah Chase was able to witness the inner workings of student culture and the dynamics of their peer groups. In an environment of ivy-covered buildings, institutional goals of excellence and aspirations to Ivy League colleges, the boys and...

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Main Author: Chase, Sarah Alexander
Corporate Author: James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008
Oxford ; New York : 2008
Series:Child development in cultural context
Child development in cultural context
Subjects:
Multicultural education > United States > Case studies
Preparatory school students > United States > Social conditions > Case studies
Preparatory schools > New England > Case studies
Sex differences in education > United States > Case studies
Multicultural education
Preparatory school students
Preparatory school students > Social conditions
Preparatory schools
Sex differences in education
Social conditions
New England
United States
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Gender ideologies at prep school
  • Prep schools and Bolton Academy
  • Social worlds: how girls and guys do it differently
  • Cute girls, cool guys
  • Differences at Bolton: race, class and more
  • Perfect girls, best-at-everything guys: managing pressure, having fun
  • Masculinity wins the day

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