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This unprecedented book thoroughly exposes the tragic mismatch of university aspirations with the grinding realities of low-income college students' daily search for food. A well-researched must-read for student life professionals and others trying to craft practical solutions to the gnawing, often hidden problem of hunger on campus.
Moving beyond patterns of who confronts food insecurity and why, the authors examine students' experiences of struggling to get enough to eat and the impact on their campus lives. These analyses show how selective colleges' physical and social layouts shape both access and challenges, and how the implications of food insecurity are exacerbated by affluent peer cultures. Anyone interested in first-generation, low-income students and how colleges manage class inequity should read this book.
Book Details
Introduction to the Dream: Foundational Contexts and Central Issues Part I: The Dream 1. Selling the Dream: The Official Campus Tour 2. Establishing the Ideal/Normal: Campus Tour as Hidden Curriculum
Introduction to the Dream: Foundational Contexts and Central Issues Part I: The Dream 1. Selling the Dream: The Official Campus Tour 2. Establishing the Ideal/Normal: Campus Tour as Hidden Curriculum 3. Starving the Dream I: The Library, The Rec Center, and The Residence Hall 4. Starving the Dream II: The Student Union, The Dining Hall, and The Convenience Store 5. Starving the Dream III: The Administrative Buildings and The Academic Buildings Part II: Administrating the Dream 6. Dreaming of More: The Historical Convergence of Food and Prestige 7. The Logics of Administrating Hunger 8. Administrating Hungry Student Part III: Navigating the Dream 9. Navigating Pathways through College 10. Navigating the Dream I: Adapting 11. Navigating the Dream II: Sacrificing 12. Navigating the Dream III: Prioritizing 13. Navigating the Dream IV: Maximizing 14. Navigating the Dream V: Surviving The Dream Revisited: Opportunity, Confluence, and Contradiction