This article presents results from a 3-year longitudinal study of the growth patterns and
correlates of perceived discrimination by adults and by peers among Black, Latino, and …

This article presents the results of an investigation of the following questions: How do low-
income African American and Latino youths negotiate the boundaries between school and …

Bourdieu's theory of cultural reproduction posits that social class differences in cultural
capital and habitus begin in early childhood and cumulate over time. While the theory …

Using new national data from Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement (AHAA), this
article examines high school math patterns for students of different race-ethnicity and …

We use ECLS-K data from a national sample of students to estimate the determinants and
consequences of reading ability group placement in kindergarten and first grade. We find …

The paper addresses the question of whether social class origin affects academic
performance at university. Although a clear relationship between social origins and …

Tausende haben bei der Erstellung dieses UberbHcks tiber die Soziologie mitgewirkt, ohne
dass sie sich dessen bewusst waren. Der Autor steht also nicht nur auf den Schultem von …

During the past century, South Korea (abbreviated as Korea) experienced dramatic social
and cultural changes. After 35 years of oppressive Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945) …

In his first major book on the state of black America since the New York Times bestseller
Losing the Race, John McWhorter argues that a renewed commitment to achievement and …

This paper argues that a meritocracy exists to the extent that economically valued positions
are allocated on the basis of educational attainment and performance, cognitive ability, and …