"Black" cultural capital, status positioning, and schooling conflicts for low-income African American youth

Social Problems

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 136-155

  Carter, Prudence L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037291296     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2003.50.1.136     Document Type: Review

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