The “Traditional” College Student: A Smaller and Smaller Minority and Its Implications for Diversity and Access Institutions

Deil-Amen, Regina2019-04-252019-04-252011-11-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/89126What happens when a norm of behavior becomes the exception numerically, yet the social construction of that norm remains prominent? When such a situation occurs, those who do not conform to that norm tend to be marginalized despite their existence as the collective majority. Conceptually, they become, in essence, a marginalized majority. This report argues that it is exactly what has occurred for the majority of postsecondary students in the United States.application/pdfen-USCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationaleducation, higher--government policyminority studentssocial constructionThe “Traditional” College Student: A Smaller and Smaller Minority and Its Implications for Diversity and Access InstitutionsArticlehttps://cepa.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/2011%20Deil-Amen%2011_11_11.pdf