Belonging and wanting: Meanings of social class background for women's constructions of their college experiences

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 771-784

  Ostrove, Joan M ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS; EDUCATION; WOMENS STATUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348224611     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-4537.2003.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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