Gender, Social Background, and the Choice of College Major in a Liberal Arts Context

Gender and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 289-312

  Mullen, Ann L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

college major; college students; gender; higher education; social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896275411     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243213512721     Document Type: Article

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