From: obrerist@ptdprolog.net
Date: Wed Apr 10 2002 - 11:56:24 EDT
I definitely agree with Aaron's analysis. Kids from more educated families
attend better schools than lower status kids and are taught to think freely
more often. They have more enriching expreiences, (travel, exposure to
different ideas, etc.). This is not to say that rich kids are all great, but
the poor kids who are great, and who care about the world don't have as much
time to find out about USAS and all the other stuff going on.
Charlie Hoyt
(proud USAS member and student at rank 4 institution)
Aaron Kreider <Aaron.Kreider.1@nd.edu> said:
> When compared to previous listing of USAS groups (from 1999-2000 - as
> compiled by Ashley, these were lists of USAS "contacts"), USAS groups are
> still more likely to be found at high-ranked/privileged universities and
> colleges at about the same rate as before.
>
> Using US News and World Report Rankings (by quartile)
> USAS Chapters
> rank 1 - 49 schools - 50.5%
> rank 2 - 30 schools - 31%
> rank 3 - 12 schools - 12.4%
> rank 4 - 6 schools - 6.1%
>
> (Note: previously, from around 2000, the quartiles were 53%, 24%, 16%, 5%
> -- and 3% community colleges)
>
> So, for instance, a school ranked in the top quartile is over EIGHT times
> more likely to have a USAS group than one in the bottom quartile (50.5/6.1
> = 8.3)
>
> The major difference between this and previous lists of USAS groups is the
> large number of high school groups, and the absence of any community
colleges.
>
> I suspect that the reason USAS, by the statistics, isn't making
> improvements in gaining representation at lower-ranked schools is because
> this list of affiliates is smaller than the previous list of contacts (110
> vs 130+). The smaller the list, the more of the schools are elite (eg. look
> at where there have been sit-ins). So in a sense, there is a bit of an
> apples versus oranges comparison here. But the general finding remains.
>
> My theory is that upper-middle class kids are socialized by their parents,
> peers, and schools to expect to take on positions of leadership in society,
> are more likely to have the time and money resources to do so, and that is
> why many student movements are dominated by them.
>
> -Aaron-
> USAS sociology caucus =)
> ps: give or take a percentage or two for these findings, as there was some
> missing data and I was eating too much chocolate to be purely rigorous.
>
>
>
>
>
> USAS webpage: http://www.usasnet.org
>
> Unsubscribe from USAS list:
> email blank message to usas-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
-------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/ySSFAA/BGfwlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~->
USAS webpage: http://www.usasnet.org
Unsubscribe from USAS list: email blank message to usas-unsubscribe@egroups.com
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Mon Oct 28 2002 - 02:52:32 EST