Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School
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St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, has made a name for itself as the private realm of America’s wealthiest sons for the past 150 years. As one of the most illustrious high schools in the United States, the contemporary St. Paul’s has expanded its elite student body to include both girls and boys.
Privilege provides an inside look at its revised approaches as St. Paul’s students continue to learn what the institution has taught for over a century—how to embody privilege. While former students once leveraged family legacy and high culture, current students learn to succeed in a more democratic world. To be the eventual leaders of a diverse system, students must learn to be at ease in atmospheres ranging from cerebral attitudes to the informalities of everyday life.
In Privilege, Shamus Khan returns to evaluate his alma mater and uses his insider status to paint an accurate picture of the connections among students, faculty, and staff. Khan illustrates how the new elite must face the flattening hierarchies of modern day society while still preserving their inherent advantages.
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