Family resources, social capital, and college attendance

Social Science Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 525-553

  Sandefur, Gary D ^a   Meier, Ann M ^b   Campbell, Mary E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 33646814995     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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