Both Doug & Carrol have a point from what I see here in Chico. I would guess that 1/3 of my intro students are Hispanic, mostly first generation.
They face a number of problems. First, they often went to poor schools. Second, they work too many hours to get as much as they should not of their education. Third, some of their families sabotage their education, fearing that they will become too Americanized and abandon the family. So the completion rate is far from ideal. On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 03:25:26PM -0400, Doug Henwood wrote: > On Apr 16, 2007, at 1:31 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > > > The point I explained in my previous post helps explain why the > > present > > generation of college students show so little interest in activism. > > They > > are working class, as were the 'rebels' of the '60s, but the sector of > > the working class that attends college is less privileged today (has > > less leisure and less certain prospects) than the working-class > > students > > of the '60s. > > Not exactly. According to Tom Mortenson's data, if you measure the > social class of college students by family income quartile, that's > not true. In 1970, 28% of students from the bottom quartile went on > to college, vs. 79% from the top, a spread of 51 points. In 2005, it > was 40% and 87%, a spread of 47 points. But there's a huge difference > in completion rates. In 22% from the bottom quartile finished a > bachelor's, vs 55% from the top, a spread of 33 points; in 2005 it > was 30% and 90%, a spread of 60 points. So lots of poorer kids start > college, but they don't finish. > > Doug -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
