As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St.
Paul\'s School..
He is an alumnus and former faculty member of St.
About author(s): Shamus Rahman Khan is assistant professor of sociology at Columbia University.
Through deft portrayals of the relationships among students, faculty, and staff, Khan shows how members of the new Elite face the opening of society while still preserving the advantages that allow them to rule.
To be the future leaders of a more democratic world, they must be at ease with everything from highbrow art to everyday life--from Beowulf to Jaws --and view hierarchies as ladders to scale.
Paul\'s students learn to succeed in a more diverse environment.
Yet, while students once leveraged the trappings of upper-class entitlement, family connections, and high culture, current St.
Paul\'s students continue to learn what they always have--how to embody privilege.
He shows that St.
In Privilege , Shamus Khan returns to his alma mater to provide an inside look at an institution that has been the private realm of the Elite for the past 150 years.
Paul\'s, one that reflects the hope of openness but also the persistence of inequality.
Today, a new Elite of boys and girls is being molded at St.
But times have changed.
Paul\'s School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America\'s wealthiest sons.
As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St
