Massey Douglas S., Charles Camille Z., Lundy Garvey F., Fischer Mary J.:
The Source Of The River

The Social Origins Of Freshmen At America's Selective Colleges And Universities

University Presses Of California, Columbia And Princeton (United States), 2006
Paperback, 304 pages
Size: 229x152 mm
ISBN: 9780691125978
ISBN-10: 069112597X

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Camille Z. Charles

Assistant Professor Of Sociology, University Of Pennsylvania, USA

Garvey F. Lundy

Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Studies Center, University Of Pennsylvania, USA

The Source Of The River

Documents the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. This book investigates the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. It explains how such factors as neighborhood, family, peer group, and early schooling influence the academic performance of students.

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Camille Z. Charles
Garvey F. Lundy
Mary J. Fischer
Ethnic studies
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University Presses Of California, Columbia And Princeton

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