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The Role of Social Class in the Formation of Identity: A Study of Public and Elite Private College Students

Aries, Elizabeth, Seider, Maynard·2007·The Journal of Social Psychology
DOI 10.3200/socp.147.2.137-157
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The authors explored the influence of social class on identity formation in an interview study of 15 lower income students and 15 affluent students from a highly selective liberal arts school and 15 lower income students from a state college. Students ranked occupational goals as 1st in importance to identity and social class as 2nd. The affluent students regarded social class as significantly more important to identity than did the lower income students, were more aware of structural factors contributing to their success, and had higher occupational aspirations. Social class was an area of exploration for half the students, with higher levels of exploration shown by the lower income private school students than by the state college students. Lower income students developed an ideology that rationalized their social class position.

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Authors
Aries, E., & Seider, M.
Affiliations
  • Amherst College (US)
  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (US)
ORCID
Aries, Elizabeth
Venue
The Journal of Social Psychology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2007-04
Volume
147
Issue
2
Pages
137-157
ISSN
  • 0022-4545 (ISSN-L)
  • 1940-1183
DOI
10.3200/socp.147.2.137-157
OpenAlex
W2045796947
Cited by
112
References
57
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journal of Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Cultural Capital and Social Class
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
Keywords
social class, identity construction, university students, career aspirations, low-income students, structural factors, identity exploration
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Massachusetts, Middle Aged, Occupations, Psychology, Social, Self Concept, Social Class, Social Identification, Students, Universities, Private Sector, Public Sector

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