Inside the College Gates: How Class and Culture Matter in Higher Education

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Stuber’s Inside the College Gate examines how social class shapes student involvement in extracurricular activities during college, and in turn how student involvement shapes social class identity. The author’s findings from a qualitative study of upper-middle-class and working-class students at a private liberal arts institution and a state flagship university provide administrators and student affairs practitioners with valuable insights on how best to reach out to working-class students. This review summarizes and contextualizes Stuber’s findings.