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Surging Ahead But Feeling Stupid: Gendered Understandings of Confidence Among Working-Class College Students

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Critical Sociology

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Abstract

Critical Sociology, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 665-685, May 2026.
The ‘American Dream’ under advanced capitalism promises social mobility for groups who were historically locked out of higher education, including women, first generation/working-class students, and students of color. College enrollment among these groups ...