Schooling and Social Capital in Diverse Cultures |
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| Editor:
| Fuller, Bruce
Hannum, Emily |
| Series title: | Research in the Sociology of Education Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7623-0817-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
| Publisher: | Emerald Publishing Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $145.99 |
Book Description:
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This volume offers empirical evidence on the nature and life of social capital across diverse ethnic groups and cultural settings. These fresh studies delve into the resources embedded in Latino and Asian-American peer groups and how immigrant parents' networks and norms variably push their children to achieve in school.
This volume offers empirical evidence on the nature and life of social capital across diverse ethnic groups and cultural settings. These fresh studies delve into the resources embedded in Latino and Asian-American peer groups and how immigrant parents' networks and norms variably push their children to achieve in school.