Race and Social Status Differences in the Explanation of Educational Ambition.

Kerckhoff, Alan C.; Campbell, Richard T.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Race and Social Status Differences in the Explanation of Educational Ambition

Kerckhoff, Alan C.; Campbell, Richard T.

Social Forces, 55, 3, 701-14, Mar 77

The explanation of educational ambition must be different for blacks and whites and also there are important differences by socioeconomic status among whites. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Comparative Analysis, Grade 12, Males, Racial Differences, Secondary Education, Social Status, Socioeconomic Status

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Identifiers - Location: Indiana (Fort Wayne)

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