Literature Review # 4

(1)     Visual.  A picture of the book or (only if such a picture is not available or if it is an article) a relevant picture, such as a photo of the author or something related to the subject.  An embedded video (such as of an author interview) can also fulfill this requirement.

 

 

(2)     Citation.  Provide full citation in MLA format.

Armstrong, Elizabeth A., and Laura T. Hamilton. Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 2013. Print.

(3)     Summary.  Provide a brief summary as to what the reading is about.

Paying for the Party by Elizabeth Atmstrong and Laura Hamiltonis a book containing a lot of research, which describes college’s efforts to lure full-pay students and shifted their institutional priorities to the benefit of the affluent and the detriment of everyone else. The book describes those low income prospective college students and their chances of succeeding while attending a four year college. It does not work out as much as these hopeful students would like.

(4)     Author(s).  Give some information on the author(s).  What makes him/her knowledgeable on the topic?

Elizabeth Armstrong is a sociologist with research interests in the areas of sexuality, gender, culture, organizations, social movements, and higher education. She is now a professor at the University of Michigan. Laura Hamilton is an associate professor of sociology at the University of California. Her interests include gender, sexuality, family, education, social class and mixed research methods. Based on these women’s backgrounds it is obvious to trust their word and readings. They understand higher education along with the correlation of social class.

(5)     Key terms.  Define at least two key terms or key concepts used in the piece.

Socioeconomic Status- is an economic and sociological combined total measure of a person’s work experience and of an individual’s or family’s economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education and occupation.

Ethnographic Research- Relating to ethnography. The study of people in their own environment through the use of methods such as participant observation and face-to-face interviewing.

(6)     Quotes.  Give three quotations pertaining to your topic, with page reference.

1.       The cost of college education today is so high that many young people are giving up their dream of going to college, while many others are graduating deeply in debt.

2.       Eighteen isolates were from less privileged families, including all working-class and lower-middle class women on the floor and a few middle-class women. These women were less likely to have the funds, time, social tastes, and knowledge necessary to successfully engage in college social life

3.        the American way of college rewards those who come not just academically but socially prepared, while treating working-class students more cruelly, and often leaving them adrift.

(7)     Value.  Explicitly explain how this material helps you to explore your research question.

This book captures the strikingly different pathways women undergraduates can take through public universities. It also exemplifies the struggles that those not financial stable have to face. On the contrary, it describes the easier and more convenient life style that those who come from wealthier environments have.