Higher Education and Social Mobility in France

This book offers an in-depth sociological exploration of the social trajectories and experiences of children of post-colonial immigrants in France who are embarking on paths of extreme upward intergenerational mobility.

Autorentext

Shirin Shahrokni is Assistant Professor of Sociology at York University, Glendon Campus in Toronto, Canada.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Succeeding with, Succeeding for Them 3. Routes to Elite Higher Education Institutions 4. 'The Price of the Ticket': Class, Race, and Gender Hierarchies in Elite Higher Education Institutions 5. Forging a Sense of Place in Elite Academic Spaces: 'Accommodating Without Assimilating' 6. From the Grande École to the Middle Class: Uncertain Journeys Ahead Conclusion