Managing Elites : Professional Socializaton in Law And Business Schools

Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Ideology and Social Reproduction in Education 1(18) ``That's a Good Question!'' Social Class Influences on Educational Choice 19(30) I Didn't Think It Would Be Like The Paper Chase! 49(24) ``It's All Common Sense'': The Acquisition of Professional Skills 73(20) Thinking Like a Lawyer, Strategizing Like a Manager 93(24) Empty Ethics and Reasonable Responsibility 117(32) Jobs of Least Resistance 149(50) Paths to Elite Professional Careers and Beyond 199(14) Appendix A Studying Up: Sociologist-in-Training Meets the Elite 213(10) Appendix B Interview Schedules 223(4) Appendix C Coding Vocabularies of Motive Concerning Social Responsibility 227(2) Bibliography 229(10) Index 239(4) About the Author 243