Midwest Sociology

Jean Marie Maier

April 28, 2019, 1:22 p.m.

Crosspost from
There's Research on That

Constructing Merit in College Admissions

The FBI recently announced charges in a wide-spread college admission scandal involving fake test scores and fabricated athletic resumes. In the wake of the scandal, sociologists are weighing in and reminding us that college admissions is as much about legitimating privilege as improving life prospects. Sociologists have long been skeptical of the term meritocracy, which […]

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