Bibliograph

Indebted, how families make college work at any cost, Caitlin Zaloom

Type

Label

Indebted, how families make college work at any cost, Caitlin Zaloom

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-255) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Indebted

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1089417609

Responsibility statement

Caitlin Zaloom

Sub title

how families make college work at any cost

Summary

Taking readers into the homes of middle-class families to reveal the hidden consequences of student debt and the ways that financing college has transformed family life, the author describes the profound moral conflicts for parents who take on enormous debts and gamble on an investment that might not pay off

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Best-laid plans -- The model family -- Enmeshed autonomy -- Race and upward mobility -- Cultivating potential -- Conclusion: A right to the future

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

How families make college work at any cost

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