College Life through the Eyes of Students

College Life through the Eyes of Students
ISBN-10
1438426399
ISBN-13
9781438426396
Category
Social Science
Pages
241
Language
English
Published
2014-08-12
Publisher
SUNY Press
Author
Mary Grigsby

Description

The struggles and achievements of today's college students are throws into stark relief in this fascinating account of how such students make meaning of their lives. Author Mary Grigsby uses the voices of students themselves to discuss how they view, adjust to, and participate in the college student culture of a large midwestern university and to explore what they think of their educational experiences. Topics include a look at a typical day on campus, student subcultures and the lifestyles they engender, whether college life conforms to the images and scenarios of popular culture, and student approaches to making it through college. Going to college has become the major coming-of-age experience for many people in the United States, and Mary Grigsby has provided a compelling, readable, and up-to-date account of this formative period. Book jacket.

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