The interactive effects of race, gender and school composition on college track placement

Social Forces

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 497-524

  Southworth, Stephanie ^a   Mickelson, Roslyn Arlin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 38549140998     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/86.2.497     Document Type: Article

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