“You Really Have to Play With the Hand You’re Dealt”: How Traditional-Aged College Seniors Understand Class Mobility

Sabrina Sullenberger; Leila Wood; Carol Hostetter; Kori R. Bloomquist

doi:10.1080/10911359.2015.1052719

“You Really Have to Play With the Hand You’re Dealt”: How Traditional-Aged College Seniors Understand Class Mobility

Sabrina Sullenberger
, Leila Wood
, Carol Hostetter
, Kori R. Bloomquist

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Abstract

This grounded theory study explores how 55 college seniors understand class mobility. Respondents identified family of origin, motivation, and educational attainment as key factors in shaping class mobility. The respondents’ use of narrative story-telling in response to prompts led the research team to develop a grounded theory of class mobility as parallel to playing a hand of poker. Implications for working with college students to increase their understanding of poverty and social mobility are shared.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	971-986
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Volume	25
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2015.1052719
State	Published - Nov 17 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Qualitative methods
class mobility

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Anthropology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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