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- catalog abstract ""In The Source of the River, Douglas Massey and his colleagues investigate the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. They explain how such factors as neighborhood, family, peer group, and early schooling influence the academic performance of students from differing racial and ethnic origins and differing social classes." "Drawing on a major new source of data - the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen - the authors undertake a comprehensive analysis of the diverse pathways by which whites, African Americans, Latinos, and Asians enter American higher education. Theirs is the first study to document the different characteristics that students bring to campus and to trace out the influence of these differences on later academic performance. They show that black and Latino students do not enter college disadvantaged by a lack of self-esteem. In fact, overconfidence is more common than low self-confidence among some minority students. Despite this, minority students are adversely affected by racist stereotypes of intellectual inferiority. Although academic preparation is the strongest predictor of college performance, shortfalls in academic preparation are themselves largely a matter of socioeconomic disadvantage and racial segregation."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12636330.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""In The Source of the River, Douglas Massey and his colleagues investigate the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. They explain how such factors as neighborhood, family, peer group, and early schooling influence the academic performance of students from differing racial and ethnic origins and differing social classes." "Drawing on a major new source of data - the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen - the authors undertake a comprehensive analysis of the diverse pathways by which whites, African Americans, Latinos, and Asians enter American higher education. Theirs is the first study to document the different characteristics that students bring to campus and to trace out the influence of these differences on later academic performance. They show that black and Latino students do not enter college disadvantaged by a lack of self-esteem. In fact, overconfidence is more common than low self-confidence among some minority students. Despite this, minority students are adversely affected by racist stereotypes of intellectual inferiority. Although academic preparation is the strongest predictor of college performance, shortfalls in academic preparation are themselves largely a matter of socioeconomic disadvantage and racial segregation."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-277) and index.".
- catalog description "Puzzle of minority underachievement -- Sample and methodology -- Family origins -- Neighborhood background -- Prior educational experiences -- Social world of high school -- Racial identity and attitudes -- Pathways to preparation -- Sink or swim : the first semester -- Lessons learned.".
- catalog extent "x, 283 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0691113262 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "378.1/98 21".
- catalog subject "Academic achievement United States.".
- catalog subject "College students United States Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "Educational equalization United States.".
- catalog subject "LC208.8 .S68 2003".
- catalog subject "Minorities Education (Higher) United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Puzzle of minority underachievement -- Sample and methodology -- Family origins -- Neighborhood background -- Prior educational experiences -- Social world of high school -- Racial identity and attitudes -- Pathways to preparation -- Sink or swim : the first semester -- Lessons learned.".
- catalog title "The source of the river : the social origins of freshmen at America's selective colleges and universities / Douglas S. Massey ... [et al.].".
- catalog type "text".