Race and the educational expectations of parents and children: The case of South Africa

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 335-361

  Beutel, Ann M ^a   Anderson, Kermyt G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 41849126048     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2008.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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