Strangers in Paradise: Academics from the Working Class

ISBN-10: 0761801413
ISBN-13: 9780761801412
Series: Strangers in Paradise
Pages: 308
Language: English
Published: 1996
Publisher: University Press of America
Authors: Jake Ryan, Charles Sackrey

Description

In this second edition, twenty-four college professors, with roots in the working class, discuss the experience of significant upward mobility and the problems of adjustment to life in the academy. This collection of stories provides revelations about the social class system and academic life in the United States.