# Caitlin Zaloom

Sociology Professor Beverly Yuen Thompson overviews the book, Indebted: How Families Make College Work at any Cost, by Caitlin Zaloom in 2019. This is an ethnographic study based on interviews with 160 participants, including college students and their parents, about how they understand, communi ...

Attending a private four-year college is pricier than ever, averaging $50,000 a year. Prof. Caitlin Zaloom from New York University led a recent study that examined the surprising toll that college costs can take on middle-class families, in ways that go beyond the financial burden.

Attending a private four-year college is pricier than ever, averaging $50,000 a year. Prof. Caitlin Zaloom from New York University led a recent study that examined the surprising toll that college costs can take on middle-class families, in ways that go beyond the financial burden.