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first-generation college students

Overlooking luck

January 23, 2012 by Emily Loftis Leave a Comment

Can someone please explain to Newt Gingrich that people not wanting a job typically doesn’t cause poverty; being unable to get a job causes poverty.  I would strongly assert that very few people want to be unable to provide for themselves and their families.  People who have only experienced privilege often do not recognize the […]

Filed Under: Class in Higher Education, Classism in Politics Tagged With: blaming the victim, education, first-generation college students, poverty, privilege, public school, working class

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