Cultural capital, ambition and the explanation of inequalities in learning outcomes: A comparative analysis

Sociology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1039-1058

  Barone, Carlo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achievement; Ambition; Bourdieu; Cultural capital; Schooling inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751584278     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038506069843     Document Type: Article

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