Rich Friends, Poor Friends: Inter–Socioeconomic Status Friendships in Secondary School

Socius

Volumn 3, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-13

  Malacarne, Timothy ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

education; friendship; inequality; social networks; socioeconomic diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85067334358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23780231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2378023117736994     Document Type: Article

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