{"title":"Janel E. Benson","description":"Janel E. Benson is Associate Professor of Sociology at Colgate University. Her research investigates sources of risk and resiliency in the transition from early adolescence to young adulthood to understand how contexts of development in early life shape identity, health, and social mobility. As a first-generation student, she is dedicated to mentoring other students who are first in their families to attend college through the A Better Chance program in Fayetteville-Manlius.","products":[{"product_id":"geographies-of-campus-inequality-mapping-the-diverse-experiences-of-first-generation-students-hardcover","title":"Geographies of Campus Inequality: Mapping the Diverse Experiences of First-Generation Students - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn efforts to improve equity, selective college campuses are increasingly focused on recruiting and retaining first-generation students-those whose parents have not graduated from college. In \u003cem\u003eGeographies of Campus Inequality\u003c\/em\u003e, sociologists Benson and Lee argue that these approaches may fall short if they fail to consider the complex ways first-generation status intersects with race, ethnicity, and gender. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on interview and survey data from selective campuses, the authors show that first-generation students do not share a universal experience. Rather, first-generation students occupy one of four disparate geographies on campus within which they negotiate academic responsibilities, build relationships, engage in campus life, and develop post-college aspirations. Importantly, the authors demonstrate how geographies are shaped by organizational practices and campus constructions of class, race, and gender. \u003cem\u003eGeographies of Campus Inequality\u003c\/em\u003e expands the understanding of first-generation students' campus lives and opportunities for mobility by showing there is more than one way to be first-generation.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51325833150687,"sku":"9780190848156","price":75.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/KssrhV0GfE9780190848156.webp?v=1788451385"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/janel-e-benson.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}