Race and gender differences in college major choice

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 627, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-124

  Dickson, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

College majors; Gender differences; Higher education; Minority students

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449087543     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716209348747     Document Type: Article

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