Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Chronology xiii
6. 1. Introduction: Politics, Markets, and the Middle Class 1
7. 2. The Origins of a High School: Embodying the Middle- Class Vision 9
8. 3. Meritocracy for the Middle Class: Academic Achievement and Student Attainment 36
9. 4. The High School and the School System: From Market Control to Bureaucratic Control 64
10. 5. From Professional to Proletarian: The Declining Position of the High School Professor 97
11. 6. Courses and Credentials: The Impact of the Market on the Curriculum 134
12. 7. Credentialism in a Falling Market: The Disabling Legacy of the Early High School 173
13. Appendix A: Student Data Methods 183
14. Appendix B: Social Class Categories 185
15. Appendix C: Multiple Classification Analysis 187
16. Appendix D: A Close Look at the Multiple Classification Analyses Graduation 189
17. References 197
18. Index 205