[Kay]

As the only person in my family with a college education, I can tell you that my education has created an apparent (though undiscussed) rift between the ‘inner circle’ in my family and who they perceive to be an ‘outsider.’ I have a doctorate, am working in a job that garners more respect than income, and have been treated with an odd blend of reverence and disdain from some members of my family. I’ve thought about this extensively, and I think that working class folks tend to mistrust individuals who are unlike them. In a world where folks base their own success upon the failure of others (a true deficit model approach), an education is the most tangible intangible that an individual can achieve. I am seen as ‘beyond’ the pack rather than running with the pack. If a working class person engaged in a college education begins to see a rift open up between them and the folks they most love, it makes sense that some would opt for ‘family over self.’ No?

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Name : Kay, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 33, City : San Antonio, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : higher education, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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