Mismatch and the Paternalistic Justification for Selective College Admissions

Sociology of Education

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 294-310

  Kurlaender, Michal ^a   Grodsky, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

affirmative action; college admissions; mismatch

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884693027     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040713500772     Document Type: Article

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