Fictive kin and social capital: The role of peer groups in applying and paying for college

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1687-1702

  Tierney, William G ^a,c   Venegas, Kristan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Department of Higher Education ^*

Author keywords

Fictive kin; Financial aid; Peer counseling; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745455615     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206289145     Document Type: Article

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