Class Degrees: Smart Work, Managed Choice, and the Transformation of Higher Education

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C LA SS DE GR EE S Class d e g r e e s Smart Work, Managed Choice, and the Transformation of Higher Education f o r d h a m u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s New York 2008 e va n wat k i n s Copyright 䉷 2008 Fordham University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Watkins, Evan, 1946– Class degrees : smart work, managed identities, and the transformation of higher education / Evan Watkins. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8232-2982-6 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-8232-2983-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Vocational guidance. 2. Occupational training. 3. Competition (Psychology) I. Title. LC1043.W38 2008 371.4⬘25—dc22 2008016404 Printed in the United States of America 10 09 08 5 4 3 2 1 First edition for Diane ...