Friendship and Educational Choice: Peer Influence and Planning for the Future

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 10
1 Introduction......Page 12
2 Purposes and Hierarchies: A Review of the Literature on Higher Education......Page 37
3 The Practice of Friendship in Late Modernity......Page 60
4 Differences and Difficulties......Page 82
5 The Role of Friends and Peers......Page 112
6 Managing and Maintaining Friendships......Page 146
7 Conclusion......Page 173
Appendix 1 Information about Emily Davies College......Page 195
Appendix 2 The Higher Education Applications of the Young People Who Took Part in the Research......Page 198
Appendix 3 Friendship Groups Involved in the Research......Page 202
Appendix 4 Details of Fieldwork......Page 205
Notes......Page 206
References......Page 208
K......Page 221
W......Page 222