Weighing the "burden of 'acting white'": Are there race differences in attitudes toward education?

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 256-278

  Cook, Philip J ^a   Ludwig, Jens ^a  

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EID: 0031510987     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6688(199721)16:2<256::AID-PAM4>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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