Preparing For Power: America's Elite Boarding Schools
Aug 2008 · Sold by Basic Books
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Why do private boarding schools produce such a disproportionate number of leaders in business, government, and the arts? In the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, two sociologists describe the complex ways in which elite schools prepare students for success and power, and they also provide a lively behind-the-scenes look at prep–school life and underlife.
Why do private boarding schools produce such a disproportionate number of leaders in business, government, and the arts? In the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, two sociologists describe the complex ways in which elite schools prepare students for success and power, and they also pro...
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Peter W. Cookson, Jr., is senior research associate in the Department of Sociology at New York University.
Caroline Hodges Persell is professor and chairperson in the Department of Sociology at New York University.
Caroline Hodges Persell is professor and chairperson in the Department of Sociology at New York University.
Peter W. Cookson, Jr., is senior research associate in the Department of Sociology at New York University.
Caroline Hodges Persell is professor and chairperson in the Department of Sociology at New York University.
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