Capital at home and at school: A review and synthesis

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 828-846

  Parcel, Toby L ^a   Dufur, Mikaela J ^b   Cornell Zito, Rena ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime and delinquency; Inequality; Neighborhood; Parental investment involvement; Schools; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955142605     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00733.x     Document Type: Review

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