Cultural reproduction, cultural mobility, cultural resources, or trivial effect? A comparative approach to cultural capital and educational performance

Comparative Education Review

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-124

  Xu, Jun ^a   Hampden Thompson, Gillian ^a  

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EID: 84862974200     PISSN: 00104086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661289     Document Type: Article

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