1st Edition
The Social Construction of the US Academic Elite A Mixed Methods Study of Two Disciplines
By Stephanie Beyer
Copyright 2022
236 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
236 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
236 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores the stark stratification and struggles over classifications in US academia from a relational perspective, looking beyond material differences and tracing its roots to symbolic power relations. Based on a mixed methods study drawing on both interview and quantitative data, it offers an account of the workings of academia, shedding light on the structures that permit elite... Read more
Foreword by Richard Münch
Introduction
1. The stratification and economization of academia and its consequences
2. A relational approach to the social
3. The reconstruction of two US academic fields
4. Tracing trajectories through the academic field
5. Structured narratives
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Biography
Stephanie Beyer is a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Center for Science and Society, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany.
