A review by special_k7
Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality by Elizabeth A. Armstrong

3.0

The book is an interesting and easy narrative to follow, not loaded with academic jargon. However, I felt like I was reading the script for a cliche movie plot, where the sorority girls are the bad people in the story. The authors came off as very judgemental of the sorority girls, mentioning multiple times how easy they have it because they don't have to work hard at school. The authors also sounded judgmental in regard to professions. It sounded like they placed more value on the typical prestigious or science fields while dismissing communication studies and fashion and such as easy. Even when recounting the jobs of the sorority girls after college the authors failed to recognize that having charisma, being able to connect to people and build a network, takes a certain skill set as well.