We examine how race, sex and poverty contribute to the likelihood of attending two- and four-year colleges in Chicago and Toronto. In each city, we use longitudinal data on high school students and their postsecondary trajectories in order to explore how race and sex may impact differentially upon their educational pathways. Our analyses are informed by an intersectionality perspective, wherein we understand that life chances are shaped by the various traits and identities that individuals possess. In Toronto, Black males are less likely than all other groups to attend four-year colleges. We also find that two-year colleges appear to fulfill a different role in Toronto than they do in Chicago; that is, serving populations who may have been tracked into non-academic course selections in high school. We contextualize our findings within the very different political, cultural, and historical contexts of Ontario and Illinois.

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多伦多和芝加哥决定过渡到专上教育的因素比较

我们研究了种族，性别和贫困如何导致在芝加哥和多伦多上两年制和四年制大学的可能性。在每个城市，我们使用有关高中生及其中学后轨迹的纵向数据，以探索种族和性别如何对他们的教育途径产生不同的影响。我们的分析是通过交叉性观点进行的，其中我们了解到生活机会是由个人所具有的各种特征和身份所决定的。在多伦多，黑人男性比所有其他团体参加四年制大学的可能性要小。我们还发现，两年制大学在多伦多扮演的角色与在芝加哥扮演的角色不同。就是说，服务那些可能在高中进入非学术课程选择的人群。