Sponsored and contest modes of social reproduction in selective community college programs.

Autor/inn/en	Ginsburg, Mark B.; Giles, Joanne R.
Titel	Sponsored and contest modes of social reproduction in selective community college programs.
Quelle	In: Research in higher education, (1984) 3, S.281-299Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/BF00974863
Schlagwörter	Ethnic Group; Educational Program; Education Research; Structural Effect; Community College
Abstract	Abstract Theoretical constructs derived from the work of Turner (1960) and Hopper (1971) are discussed to clarify how community colleges may contribute to the social reproduction—the perpetuation and legitimation—of inequalities in wealth, power, and status. Data collected on two selective-entry community-college-allied-health-career programs are presented to illustrate the utility of examining the structural effects and ideological bases of educational programs in terms of contest and sponsored modes of social reproduction. Findings indicate that ethnic group inequalities are reinforced in both programs, but in different ways. In one program, nonwhites are discriminated against at the admission stage; but when they are admitted, white and nonwhite students receive equivalent “sponsorship” toward completing the degree. In the other program, nonwhites are not only less likely to be admitted, but among those admitted, nonwhites are more likely to drop out or be eased out before completing the “contest.” The ideologies of implementation and legitimation drawn upon by key gate-keepers to explain each program appear to correspond to the systems of social reproduction evidenced in the respective program's structural effects.
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Update	2023/2/05