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Direct linkFinn, Patrick J. – Theory Into Practice, 2012
Elite boarding schools endeavor to instill in their students elite-class solidarity, strong beliefs in both meritocracy and the essential rightness of the status quo, and practical political know-how. Each of these objectives is wholly compatible with the self-interest of their students and their families. In the vast majority of working-class…
Descriptors: Social Class, Boarding Schools, Social Status, Cultural Capital
