Looking for a better future: Identity construction in socio-economically deprived 16-year olds considering a career in medicine

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 738-754

  Robb, Nadia ^a   Dunkley, Lisa ^a   Boynton, Petra ^a   Greenhalgh, Trisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identity; Medical education; Minority ethnic groups; Socio economic status (SES); UK

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH EDUCATION; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; IMMIGRANT; POLITICAL REFORM; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT;

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447523397     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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