Psychological Meanings of Social Class in the Context of Education

1. Privileging Class: Toward a Critical Psychology of Social Class in the Context of Education: Joan M. Ostrove (Macalester College), Elizabeth R. Cole (University of Michigan).

Part II: Understanding Class: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Attributions:.

2. Scaling the Socioeconomic Ladder: Low-Income Women's Perceptions of Class Status and Opportunity: Heather E. Bullock (University of California, Santa Cruz), Wendy M. Limbert (University of California, Santa Cruz).

3. Social Class and Adolescents' Beliefs About Justice in Different Social Orders: Constance A. Flanagan (Pennsylvania State University), Bernadette Campbell (Substance Abuse Research Group, Westat).

4. Essentialism, Culture and Power: Representations of Class: Ramaswami Mahalingam (University of Michigan).

Part III: Transitions and Traditions: Class Mobility and Maintenance Through Education:.

5. Boys of Class, Boys of Color: Negotiating the Academic and Social Geography of an Elite Independent School: Peter Kuriloff (University of Pennsylvania), Michael Reichert (Center for the Study of Boys' Lives).

6. Belonging and Wanting: Meanings of Social Class Background for Women's Constructions of their College Experiences: Joan M. Ostrove (Macalester College).

7. Race, Class, and the Dilemmas of Upward Mobility for African Americans: Elizabeth R. Cole (University of Michigan), Safiya R. Omari (Jackson State University).

8. Complex Subjectivities: Class, Ethnicity, and Race in Women's Narratives of Upward Mobility: Sandra J. Jones (Brandeis University).

Part IV: Transforming Practice and Policy in Public Schools and in Psychology:.

9. Social Class in Public Schools: Jennifer L. Hochschild (Harvard University).

10. Class Notes: Toward a Critical Psychology of Class and Schooling: Michelle Fine (City University of New York), April Burns (City University of New York)