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EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN OF COLOR IN AN ELITE US PU...

This study explores the experiences of women of color who attended an elite  predominantly
white public high school in the Northeastern United States through one of three points of
entry: as town residents attending their local high school  or as commuter or boarding students
via two distinct voluntary racial desegregation programs. Women in all three groups experience
feelings of marginalization and stigma. At the same time  many also discuss the benefits of
having lived in or attended school in this environment. Women developed strong internal bonds
within and across their respective groups  some were able to racially diversify social networks
and increase access to new forms of social capital through both their own initiatives and
efforts on the part of adults in the school and community  and many also discuss the
acquisition of elite forms of cultural capital that have served them into adulthood. Even with
these general trends  point of access clearly mediates the experience  with geographic and
symbolic boundaries varying by group.

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