{"product_id":"9781350509436","title":"Working-Class Girls in British Higher Education, 1960-1985 Encountering Female Graduate Perspectives","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWorking-Class Girls in British Higher Education, 1960-1985\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEncountering Female Graduate Perspectives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHonor Morris\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Great Britain \/ 20th Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForegrounding the voices of female graduates collected through more than 70 oral history interviews, this book tells the story of working-class girls in British higher education between 1960 and 1985.\u003c\/b\u003e Reflecting on this distinct minority of the student body of the period, Honor Morris explores how and why the few that did reach university were able to succeed, charting their route from secondary school age teenagers through to graduates. Morris reveals that while supportive parents, inspiring teachers, considerable ambition and above average academic ability were the foundations of working-class female graduate success, the path to and through university was not without issue; class continued to create obstacles as these women navigated their way through the new and unfamiliar landscape of higher education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eWorking-Class Girls in British Higher Education, 1960-1985\u003c\/i\u003e convincingly argues that, despite potential difficulties, the journey taken by these women ultimately broadened the scope of what working-class girls could hope to achieve. It afforded them the increased span of opportunity, but also crucially exposed them to influences that challenged conventional cultural ideas of female identity. Moving into and through higher education facilitated a departure from paradigm concepts of working-class womanhood, based on the archetype of the housewife. The book successfully contends that this vitally enabled working-class girls to take advantage of the cultural capital available to them as graduates, shaping their social and cultural trajectory as graduates in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHonor Morris \u003c\/b\u003eis Inclusive Research and Education Practices Coordinator at KCL, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 August 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350509436\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669927985292,"sku":"9781350509436","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350509436","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}