Sociology of higher education :  contributions and their contexts / 
edited by Patricia J. Gumport. 
 - Baltimore :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  c2007. 
 - xii, 382 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Points of departure -- Developments in the sociology of higher education / Burton R. Clark -- Sociology of higher education : an evolving field / Patricia J. Gumport -- Four domains -- The study of inequality / Patricia M. Mcdonough and Amy J. Fann -- The study of college impact / Sylvia Hurtado -- The study of the academic profession / Gary Rhoades -- The study of colleges and universities as organizations / Marvin Peterson -- Emerging lines of inquiry -- Higher education as an institution / John W. Meyer ... et al. -- Sociological studies of academic departments / James C. Hearn -- The sociology of diversity / Anthony Lising Antonio and Marcela M. Muäniz -- Sociological frameworks for higher education policy research / Michael N. Bastedo -- Looking ahead -- A note on pursuing things that work / Burton R. Clark -- Reflections on a hybrid field : growth and prospects for the sociology of higher education / Patricia J. Gumport. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801886140 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0801886147 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780801886157 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0801886155 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006039544 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education, Higher--Social aspects.<br/>Educational sociology.<br/>Educación superior--Aspectos sociales.<br/>Sociología de la educación.<br/>Primera Jornada de Catalogación.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC 191.9  / S678 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.43