Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50314#.VDXkAlfHRK0 Author(s) Emily Rauscher 1 , William Elliott III 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA . 2 School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA . ABSTRACT American society reflects considerable class immobility, much of which may be explained by the wide gaps in college completion rates between economically advantaged and disadvantaged groups of students. First, we discuss the factors that lead to unequal college completion rates and introduce assets as an explanation often ignored by stratification scholars. We then discuss how a legacy of wealth inequality has led to wealthy stude...
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