Academic Specialization, Double Majoring, and the Threat to Breadth in Academic Knowledge

RICHARD PITT is an associate professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on educational and occupational identity development.

WHITNEY N. LASTER PIRTLE is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of California, Merced. Her published work explores issues relating to race, identity, inequality, and mental health. She is currently completing a book manuscript that explores the formation and transformation of the “coloured” racial group in postapartheid South Africa.

ASHLEY NOEL METZGER is a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Merced. Her work explores issues relating to educational inequalities, identity, developmental disabilities, perceptions, and mental health. She is currently working on an essay for publication that explores the longitudinal effects of teachers' perceptions of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder label on their students' academic performance.