Beyond the schoolyard: The role of parenting logics, financial resources, and social institutions in the social class gap in structured activity participation

Sociology of Education

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-157

  Bennett, Pamela R ^a   Lutz, Amy C ^b   Jayaram, Lakshmi ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; college; extracurricular activities; families; leisure activities; neighborhoods; organized activities; schools; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858322896     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040711431585     Document Type: Article

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