Postsecondary education among Mexican American youth: Contributions of parents, siblings, acculturation, and generational status

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-191

  Hurtado Ortiz, Maria T ^a   Gauvain, Mary ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic; Parents; Postsecondary education; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247624013     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986307299584     Document Type: Article

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