The romance of college attendance: Higher education stratification and mate selection

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-121

  Arum, Richard ^a   Roksa, Josipa ^b   Budig, Michelle J ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

College outcomes; Education; Marital choice; Social origins; Social stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049159211     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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