The second generation in Western Europe: Education, unemployment, and occupational attainment

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2008, Pages 211-235

  Heath, Anthony F ^a   Rothon, Catherine ^b   Kilpi, Elina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspirations; Discrimination; Ethnic penalty; Minorities; Social context

Indexed keywords

EID: 50649098810     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.34.040507.134728     Document Type: Review

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