It is widely assumed that admission to elite U.S. universities is based solely on academic merit—the best and brightest are admitted to Harvard, Yale, and their peer institutions as determined by test scores and GPA, and not by lineage or family income. But does reality support those expectations? Or are admissions governed by a logic that rewards socioeconomic status while dis...(展开全部)

It is widely assumed that admission to elite U.S. universities is based solely on academic merit—the best and brightest are admitted to Harvard, Yale, and their peer institutions as determined by test scores and GPA, and not by lineage or family income. But does reality support those expectations? Or are admissions governed by a logic that rewards socioeconomic status while dis...(展开全部)

Public opinion exists when peole who are not in the government of a country claim the right to express political opinions freely and publicly, and the right that these opinions should influence or determine the policies, personnel, and actions of their government. ---pp.309

First published in 1956, The Power Elite stands as a contemporary classic of social science and social criticism. C. Wright Mills examines and critiques the organization of power in the United States, calling attention to three firmly interlocked prongs of power: the military, corporate, and political elite. The Power Elite can be read as a good account of what was taking place...(展开全部)

Public opinion exists when peole who are not in the government of a country claim the right to express political opinions freely and publicly, and the right that these opinions should influence or determine the policies, personnel, and actions of their government. ---pp.309

First published in 1956, The Power Elite stands as a contemporary classic of social science and social criticism. C. Wright Mills examines and critiques the organization of power in the United States, calling attention to three firmly interlocked prongs of power: the military, corporate, and political elite. The Power Elite can be read as a good account of what was taking place...(展开全部)

作者简介 格尔哈特•伦斯基，北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校社会学荣休教授，代表作为The Religious Factor: A Sociological Study of Religion's Impact on Politics; Human Societies（与Jean Lenski合著）。 译者简介 关信平，博士，南开大学社会工作与社会政策系教授，毕业于四川大学哲学系（本科）和南开大学社会学系（硕士）和南开大学经济学院（博士），曾赴英国、美国、德国等国家访问研究。著有《中国城市贫困研究》等，在中外学术期刊上发表100多篇学术论文。 谢晋宇，博士，现任四川大学教授。获教育部新世纪优秀人才奖励、天津市优秀社会科学成果一等奖等。在中外学术刊物发表论文近百篇。 陈宗显，南开大学外国语学院西语系教授（已退休），毕业于北京大学西方语言文学系，从事德语和英语教...(展开全部)

作者简介 格尔哈特•伦斯基，北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校社会学荣休教授，代表作为The Religious Factor: A Sociological Study of Religion's Impact on Politics; Human Societies（与Jean Lenski合著）。 译者简介 关信平，博士，南开大学社会工作与社会政策系教授，毕业于四川大学哲学系（本科）和南开大学社会学系（硕士）和南开大学经济学院（博士），曾赴英国、美国、德国等国家访问研究。著有《中国城市贫困研究》等，在中外学术期刊上发表100多篇学术论文。 谢晋宇，博士，现任四川大学教授。获教育部新世纪优秀人才奖励、天津市优秀社会科学成果一等奖等。在中外学术刊物发表论文近百篇。 陈宗显，南开大学外国语学院西语系教授（已退休），毕业于北京大学西方语言文学系，从事德语和英语教...(展开全部)

丹尼尔·金（DanielGolden），美国著名记者，普利策奖获得者，现任《华尔街日报》波士顿分社副社长。自1999年以来一直负责教育方面的新闻报道，因对美国著名高校招生内幕的调查报道，荣获2004年普利策奖。 译者 张丽华，女，1981就读于杭州师范学院英语系，1985年杭州师范学院英语系毕业并留校任教；1990年赴美留学，1992年硕士毕业于美国阿肯色州立大学教育学院，现任美国马萨诸赛州布鲁克兰高中教师。在布鲁克兰高中任教十五年中，熟悉美国大学的招生制度和录取规则，为众多学生申报理想大学写了教师推荐信。2011年底，推荐的十二名学生中有十位学生被哈佛、康奈尔、汉密尔顿学院、波士顿大学等他们的首选大学录取。 张弛，女，北京师范大学研究生院副院长。主要译著有《跨越边界》、《美国教育史》、《德国大学与大学学习》、《美国教育》等。

Every spring thousands of middle-class and lower-income high-school seniors learn that they have been rejected by America’s most exclusive colleges. What they may never learn is how many candidates like themselves have been passed over in favor of wealthy white students with lesser credentials—children of alumni, big donors, or celebrities. In this explosive book, the Pulitzer...(展开全部)