What people want: Rethinking poverty, culture, and educational attainment

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 629, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-101

  Vaisey, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspirations; Class differences; Culture; Educational attainment; Motivation; Poverty; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952388644     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716209357146     Document Type: Article

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