02437cam a2200457 a 4500 1915349 BJBSDDR 20250827134302.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 851001s1985 nyu rb 001 0 eng 85022989 0465062687 9780465062683 1915349 DLC eng DLC DLC eng n-us--- LC 58.4 C773p 1985 373.2/22/0973 Cookson, Peter W., Jr., 1942- 44540 Preparing for power : America's elite boarding schools / Peter W. Cookson, Jr., Caroline Hodges Persell. New York : Basic Books, c1985. x, 260 pages ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index. Bibliography: pages 240-249. * Prologue: Seeking the Prep School Perspective The World Of Boarding Schools * Privilege and the Importance of Elite Education * Rousseaus Children: Total Educational Environments * The Chosen Ones The Prep Rite Of Passage * Cultural Capital: Curricula and Teachers * Academic Climates, Teaching Styles, and Student Stress * The Iron Hand in the Velvet Glove: Trustees, Heads, and Charisma * The Prep Crucible * The Student Underlife and the Loss of Innocence The World Beyond * The Vital Link: Prep Schools and Higher Education * Preps at Play and in the Power Structure Why do private boarding schools produce such a disproportionate number of leaders in business, government, and the arts? In the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, two sociologists describe the complex ways in which elite schools prepare students for success and power, and they also provide a lively behind-the-scenes look at prep-school life and underlife. Preparatory schools United States. Escuelas secundarias Estados Unidos 13539 Upper class Education (Secondary) United States. Persell, Caroline Hodges. 44541 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0831/85022989-b.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 19 y-gencatlg lcc BK LLH 124903 124903 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-08-22 0 LC 58.4 C773p 1985 00000193798 2025-08-22 19:37:00 1 2025-08-22 BK