A little help from my friend's parents: Intergenerational closure and educational outcomes

Sociology of Education

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 295-313

  Carbonaro, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2307/2673172     Document Type: Article

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