Social capital, information, and socioeconomic disparities in math course work

American Journal of Education

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-107

  Crosnoe, Robert ^a   Schneider, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650871143     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656347     Document Type: Article

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