The Female Educational Advantage Among Adolescent Children of Immigrants

Youth and Society

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 431-449

  Feliciano, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

children of immigrants; education; gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864816387     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X11404441     Document Type: Article

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