Parental Expectations and Educational Outcomes for Young African American Adults: Do Household Assets Matter?

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-35

  Williams Shanks, Trina R ^a   Destin, Mesmin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Assets; Educational attainment; Panel Study of Income Dynamics; Parental expectations; Poverty; PSID Child Development Supplement; Wealth; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956445087     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-009-9001-7     Document Type: Article

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