The Effects of Sex, Race, and Achievement on Schoolchildren's Friendships.

Tuma, Nancy Brandon; Hallinan, Maureen T.

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Publication Date: 1979-Jun

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The Effects of Sex, Race, and Achievement on Schoolchildren's Friendships.

Tuma, Nancy Brandon; Hallinan, Maureen T.

Social Forces, v57 n4 p1265-85 Jun 1979

Panel data on children's friendship choices are used in this paper to investigate the effects of sex, race, and academic achievement on the formation of new friendships and on the stability of existing friendships. (Author/EB)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Friendship, Individual Characteristics, Racial Factors, Sex Differences, Social Relations, Social Status

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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