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Professor infiltrates student life, reveals surprising undergraduate realities.

My Freshman Year

What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student

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  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    25 July 2006

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Summary

After fifteen years of teaching anthropology at a large university, Rebekah Nathan had become baffled by her own students. Their strange behavior—eating meals at their desks, not completing reading assignments, remaining silent through class discussions—made her feel as if she were dealing with a completely foreign culture. So Nathan decided to do what anthropologists do when confused by a different culture: Go live with them.

She enrolled as a freshman, moved into the dorm, ate in th…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143037477
ISBN-10:0143037471
Author:Rebekah Nathan
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Penguin USA
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:25 July 2006
Weight:176g
Dimensions:15mm x 127mm x 208mm
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My Freshman Year by Rebekah Nathan - ISBN: 9780143037477
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Critics Review

“It’s anthropology at its best: accessible, illuminating, contextual.” —The Christian Science Monitor

“My Freshman Year… is an insightful, riveting look at college life and American values.” —The Boston Globe

About The Author

Rebekah Nathan

Rebekah Nathan is a pseudonym for Cathy Small. She is a professor of anthropology at Northern Arizona University and the author of Voyages: From Tongan Villages to American Suburbs.

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