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ERIC Number: EJ1286810
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-5748
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"You Can't Be a Class Ally if You're an Upper-Class Person Because You Don't Understand": Working-Class Students' Definitions and Perceptions of Social Class Allyship
Bettencourt, Genia M.
Review of Higher Education, v44 n2 p265-291 Win 2020
Although the concept of allyship has been used in relation to multiple marginalized groups within higher education, it is rarely applied to social class. In this study, I used narrative inquiry to understand how working-class students define and perceive social class allyship. Findings revealed that working-class students identified social class allyship primarily through affinity spaces, resources, and navigational support. However, many struggled to conceptualize social class related to broader systemic change. From this research, I redefine allyship as a layered, multifaceted concept in which forms of oppression are interconnected and outline implications for individual and systemic change.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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