Privileging class: Toward a critical psychology of social class in the context of education

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 677-692

  Ostrove, Joan M ^a   Cole, Elizabeth R ^b  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS; EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0348224648     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-4537.2003.00084.x     Document Type: Article

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