Whither the virtuous cycle? Past and future trends in black-white inequality in educational attainment

Social Science Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-32

  Long, Daniel A ^a   Kelly, Sean ^b   Gamoran, Adam ^c  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Black white inequalities; Cumulative causation; Educational attainment; Virtuous cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 82855165032     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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