| Description |
ix, 211 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Purposes and hierarchies : a review of the literature on higher education -- 3. The practice of friendship in late modernity -- 4. Differences and difficulties -- 5. The role of friends and peers -- 6. Managing and maintaining friendships -- 7. Conclusion -- App. 1. Information about Emily Davies College -- App. 2. The higher education applications of the young people who took part in the research -- App. 3. Friendship groups involved in the research -- App. 4. Details of fieldwork |
| Summary |
"Friendship and Educational Choice provides a unique insight into how young people go about making decisions about their educational options and the subtle, yet crucial, influence of friends and peers on these processes. It provides a critical introduction to current sociological debates about friendships and other informal relationships. In addition, it offers a thorough overview of recent research within the sociology of education, which has focused on the ways in which educational decisions are made. Drawing on a two-year longitudinal study of young people between the ages of 16 and 18, it then argues that although these two areas of sociological research have, in the past, rarely been linked, focusing on both the impact of friends on educational decisions and the reciprocal influences that such decisions may exert on young people's friendships helps us to understand the significance and impact of educational choice in the wider lives of young people."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- Longitudinal studies.
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- Longtitudinal studies
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College choice -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- Longitudinal studies.
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Peer pressure in adolescence -- Great Britain -- Longitudinal studies.
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High school students -- Great Britain -- Longitudinal studies.
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| LC no. |
2004054889 |
| ISBN |
1403933693 hardback |
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