The interactive relationship between class identity and the college experience: The case of lower income students

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-443

  Aries, Elizabeth ^a   Seider, Maynard ^b  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural capital; Higher education; Identity; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745051857     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-005-8366-1     Document Type: Article

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