- List of Figures and Tables*
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. The Women
- 2. The Party Pathway
- 3. Rush and the Party Scene
- 4. The Floor
- 5. Socialites, Wannabes, and Fit with the Party Pathway
- 6. Strivers, Creaming, and the Blocked Mobility Pathway
- 7. Achievers, Underachievers, and the Professional Pathway
- 8. College Pathways and Post-College Prospects
- 9. Politics and Pathways
- Appendix A: Participants
- Appendix B: Studying Social Class
- Appendix C: Data Collection, Analysis, and Writing
- Appendix D: Ethical Considerations
- Notes
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- * Figures and Tables:
- Figures
- I.1 Accounting for college experiences and class trajectories
- 4.1 Layout of the floor
- Tables
- I.1 Class projects, college pathways, organizational imperatives, and the flow of students through the university
- 1.1 MU undergraduates, 2004–2005, versus floor residents
- 1.2 Class background of study participants
- 1.3 Class-based resources
- 2.1 The social calendar
- 5.1 Socialite and wannabe college experiences
- 5.2 Socialite and wannabe post-college trajectories
- 6.1 Striver college experiences
- 6.2 Striver trajectories: stayers versus leavers
- 7.1 Achiever and underachiever college experiences
- 7.2 Achiever and underachiever trajectories
- 8.1 Trajectories at college exit of privileged women
- 8.2 Trajectories at college exit of less privileged women
- A.1 Study participants
- A.2 Interviews collected by year
- Figures