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982917
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b737287
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Sacks, Peter.
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Tearing down the gates : : confronting the class divide in American education /\ Peter Sacks.
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| Publication Statement
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Berkeley :: University of California Press,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (xi, 376 pages) :: illustrations
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0520245881
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: 6611752439
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: 9780520245884
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: 9781281752437
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: 9781429471770
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0520261690
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9780520245884
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9780520261693
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-363) and index.
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| Contents
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I. Rich families, poor families. Ashlea and Gillian -- "Do we look intimidating?" -- II. Struggle for the soul of public schools. Berkeley High and the politics of exclusion -- "Do I make the kids smart or get them into college?" -- Public schools, private privilege -- III. Affirmative action for the rich. Class matters -- Part church, part car dealer -- A social compact broken -- Government gifts to the rich -- IV. Experiments in gatecrashing and the backlash of the elites. A dangerous man -- The gatecrashers -- "I always imagined myself as a rock" -- V. American dreams. How we got here -- Class confusions -- Where are we going?
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We often hear about the growing divide between rich and poor in America. This compelling exposé, backed by up-to-date research, locates the source of this trend where we might least expect to find it-in our schools. Written for a wide audience, Tearing Down the Gates is a powerful indictment of American education that shows how schools, colleges, and universities exacerbate inequality by providing ample opportunities for advantaged students while shutting the gates on the poor-and even the middle class. Peter Sacks tells the stories of young people and families as they struggle to negotiate th.
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Discrimination in education-- United States.
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Educational equalization-- United States.
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Social classes-- United States.
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Bildungssystem
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Chancengleichheit
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Discrimination in education.
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Diskriminierung
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EDUCATION-- Administration-- General.
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EDUCATION-- Educational Policy Reform-- General.
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EDUCATION-- General.
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Educational equalization.
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Social classes.
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Sociala klasser-- Förenta staterna.
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Undervisningsväsen-- sociala aspekter-- Förenta staterna.
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United States.
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USA.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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379.2/60973
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| LC Classification
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LC213.2.S23 2007eb
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5,3ssgn
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DU 6002rvk
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MS 7300rvk
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