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Differences in the Decision to Attend College among African Americans, Hispanics, and Whites

Laura Walter Perna

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Laura Walter Perna, Differences in the Decision to Attend College among African Americans, Hispanics, and Whites, The Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 71, No. 2, Special Issue: The Shape of Diversity (Mar. - Apr., 2000), pp. 117-141

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Laura Walter Perna, Differences in the Decision to Attend College among African Americans, Hispanics, and Whites, The Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 71, No. 2, Special Issue: The Shape of Diversity (Mar. - Apr., 2000), pp. 117-141

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Laura Walter Perna, Differences in the Decision to Attend College among African Americans, Hispanics, and Whites, The Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 71, No. 2, Special Issue: The Shape of Diversity (Mar. - Apr., 2000), pp. 117-141

Key concepts: Psychology, Non-Hispanic whites, Higher education, Gerontology, Demography, Social psychology, Ethnic group, Sociology

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