

Moving Up without Losing Your Way
The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility
Author: Jennifer Morton
Narrator: Chloe Cannon
Unabridged: 5 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 09/17/2019
Categories: Nonfiction, Education, Schools
Synopsis
Drawing upon philosophy, social science, personal stories, and interviews, Jennifer Morton reframes the college experience, factoring in not just educational and career opportunities but also essential relationships with family, friends, and community. Finding that student strivers tend to give up the latter for the former, negating their sense of self, Morton seeks to reverse this course. She urges educators to empower students with a new narrative of upward mobility—one that honestly situates ethical costs in historical, social, and economic contexts and that allows students to make informed decisions for themselves.