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The Source of the River: The Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities (The William G. Bowen Series, 61) Paperback - 2006
by Massey, Douglas S.; Charles, Camille Z.; Lundy, Garvey; Fischer, Mary J
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- Title The Source of the River: The Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities (The William G. Bowen Series, 61)
- Author Massey, Douglas S.; Charles, Camille Z.; Lundy, Garvey; Fischer, Mary J
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition New
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2006-04-16
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q-069112597X
- ISBN 9780691125978 / 069112597X
- Weight 0.96 lbs (0.44 kg)
- Dimensions 9.18 x 6.1 x 0.74 in (23.32 x 15.49 x 1.88 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
- Dewey Decimal Code 378.198
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"The American struggle over racial inequality is as much a struggle for understanding as it is a moral struggle. That understanding--in the area of higher education--has now been given a new foundation in this masterful book by Douglas Massey and his colleagues. Through a study of national scope, they have exposed many of the root causes of persistent racial inequalities in higher education. LikeBowen and Bok's "Shape of the River," it is a landmark book that, in my hopes, will launch a new era of both understanding and remedy."--Claude Steele, Stanford University
""The Source of the River" decodes the puzzle of minority underachievement via an authoritative and comprehensive examination of the social origins of black, white, Hispanic, and Asian freshmen admitted to selective colleges and universities. Massey, Charles, Lundy, and Fischer go beyond the conventional family background correlates of scholastic performance and demonstrate the profound and lasting impact of residential segregation on the life chances of black and Hispanic young people. Their argument and evidence is both compelling and convincing and will stand as a pillar on which future studies must build to understand the origins and persistence of educational stratification in the United States."--Marta Tienda, Princeton University
"This is a first-rate analytical study that takes full advantage of extensive empirical data describing the pre-college lives of a large panel of students who belong to different racial groups. To my knowledge, there is nothing else like it. Massey et al have begun to untangle the forces that shape the academic performance of students from various backgrounds and in this way to provide new insights than can guide more informed social policies."--William G. Bowen, President, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, President Emeritus, Princeton University, coauthor of "The Shape of The River and "The Game of Life