Stymied mobility or temporary lull? the puzzle of lagging Hispanic college degree attainment

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1807-1832

  Alon, Sigal ^a   Domina, Thurston ^b   Tienda, Marta ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78049249476     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2010.0017     Document Type: Article

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