Framing the future: Revisiting the place of educational expectations in status attainment

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2027-2052

  Bozick, Robert ^a   Alexander, Karl ^b   Entwisle, Doris ^b   Dauber, Susan ^c   Kerr, Kerri ^d  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Spencer Foundation   (United States)

^d Policy Consultant   (United States)

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EID: 78049297981     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2010.0033     Document Type: Article

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