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On the edge of commitment : educational attainment and race in the United States
- Title
- On the edge of commitment : educational attainment and race in the United States / Stephen L. Morgan.
- Author
- Morgan, Stephen L. (Stephen Lawrence), 1971-
- Publication
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2005.
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- Description
- xv, 241 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- Sc E 05-766
- ISBN
- 080474419X (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004018556
- OCLC
- 56371656
- Author
- Morgan, Stephen L. (Stephen Lawrence), 1971-
- Title
- On the edge of commitment : educational attainment and race in the United States / Stephen L. Morgan.
- Imprint
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2005.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 05-766