Generational status and academic achievement among Latino High School students: Evaluating the segmented assimilation theory

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-183

  Kalogrides, Demetra ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Education; Latinos; Segmented assimilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 66849115562     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2009.52.2.159     Document Type: Article

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