In this book, award-winning sociologist Murray Milner draws upon two years of intensive fieldwork and 300 written interviews to discover that high schools are breeding grounds for status consciousness and 'keeping up with the Joneses' mentality.
About the Author, Murray Milner
Murray Milner, Jr. is Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. His book, Status and Sacredness, won the 1996 Distinguished Publication Award from the American Sociological Association.