Parental and school influences upon the career development of poor youth of color

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 502-524

  Diemer, Matthew A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Poor youth of color; School and parental support; Vocational expectations; Work salience

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248372557     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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