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Direct linkRubin, Mark; Wright, Chrysalis L. – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Working-class students tend to be less socially integrated at university than middle-class students. The present research investigated two potential reasons for this working-class social exclusion effect. First, working-class students may have fewer finances available to participate in social activities. Second, working-class students tend to be…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Social Integration, Working Class, Middle Class
Rubin, Mark – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2012
A meta-analysis of 35 studies found that social class (socioeconomic status) is related to social integration among students in higher education: Working-class students are less integrated than middle-class students. This relation generalized across students' gender and year of study, as well as type of social class measure (parental education and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Differences, Social Class, Meta Analysis
Soria, Krista M.; Stebleton, Michael J.; Huesman, Ronald L., Jr. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
This multi-institutional study examines differences between working-class and middle/upper-class students at large, public research universities. Significant differences in factors related to working-class students' social integration (including satisfaction, campus climate, and sense of belonging) and academic integration (including collaborative…
Descriptors: Social Class, Social Status, Socioeconomic Status, Educational Status Comparison
