Phenotype and Schooling among Mexican Americans.

Murguia, Edward; Telles, Edward E.

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ERIC Number: EJ545348

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Phenotype and Schooling among Mexican Americans.

Murguia, Edward; Telles, Edward E.

Sociology of Education, v69 n4 p276-89 Oct 1996

Summarizes a study that reveals that light-skin-toned and European-looking Mexican Americans receive about 1.5 more years of schooling that darker and more Indian-looking Mexican Americans. Differences in schooling by phenotype persisted with and without controls for other factors. Includes tables of statistical data. (MJP)

Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Influences, Educational Attainment, Educational Discrimination, Educational Status Comparison, Ethnic Groups, Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Physical Characteristics, Racial Differences, Social Bias, Social Influences, Social Integration, Socialization

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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