Effort Optimism in the Classroom: Attitudes of Black and white Students on Education, Social Structure,and Causes of Life Opportunities

Sociology of Education

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-245

  Matthew, Ervin ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

education; life opportunities; oppositional culture; race; social structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959560378     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040711402360     Document Type: Article

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