Format:
XV, 241 S.
,
graph. Darst.
ISBN:
080474419X
Series Statement:
Studies in social inequality
Content:
Why do we need a new model of educational attainment? -- Expectation formation and the status socialization theory of educational attainment -- Do beliefs matter? : a reanalysis of the relationship between educational expectations and attainment -- The generation of preparatory commitment from forward-looking beliefs -- The evolution of the beliefs that determine commitment -- Incorporating imitative and normative sources of commitment -- A new agenda for the sociology of educational attainment.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
Subjects:
Education
,
Sociology
Keywords:
USA
;
Minderheit
;
Bildung
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
;
USA
;
Minderheit
;
Bildung
;
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