My research team at the university includes both professors' kids who grew up around academia and first-gen students like me, and the informal mentorship and networking happens in ways that feel natural to some people and completely foreign to others.
More people experience this than they realize.
Academic environments perpetuate class hierarchies through cultural codes and social networks that advantage those with inherited academic familiarity.
“Where Are You with Social mobility and identity shift?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.