Who studies the arts and sciences? Social background and the choice and consequences of undergraduate field of study

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 497-538

  Goyette, Kimberly A ^a   Mullen, Ann L ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 33646731772     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2006.0020     Document Type: Review

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