Social class and higher education: A reorganization of opportunities

The Way Class Works: Readings on School, Family, and the Economy

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 273-287

  Thomas, Scott L ^a   Bell, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203935002     Document Type: Chapter

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