Upwardly Mobile: Attitudes Toward the Class Transition Among First-Generation College Students

First-generation, working-class college students are on the path to upward mobility and may have social and psychological problems related to cultural differences between the working class and the middle class. In her study, Hurst (2007, 2010) reports that students of working-class origin often choo...

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Published in:Journal of college student development 2016-04, Vol.57 (3), p.285-299
Main Author: Hinz, Serena E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
College campuses
College Faculty
College Students
Colleges
Colleges & universities
Cultural Capital
Cultural differences
First Generation College Students
Habitus
Higher Education
Interviews
Low income groups
Middle Class
Role models
Social Class
Social classes
Student Attitudes
Student organizations
United States (Midwest)
Universities
Working Class
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Summary:First-generation, working-class college students are on the path to upward mobility and may have social and psychological problems related to cultural differences between the working class and the middle class. In her study, Hurst (2007, 2010) reports that students of working-class origin often choose loyalty to one class. However, I revise Hurst's model after finding that, while upwardly mobile students identify more with either the working class or middle class, they can do so without rejecting the other. The findings also indicate that colleges can encourage a healthy class transition by providing support with student organizations, role models, and coursework.
ISSN:0897-5264
1543-3382
1543-3382
DOI:10.1353/csd.2016.0033