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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1030794
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-0560
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The Sociology of College Students' Identity Formation
Kaufman, Peter
New Directions for Higher Education, n166 p35-42 Sum 2014
The dominant paradigm in the literature of college student development reflects a cognitive or psychological bias when considering the effect that college has on students. This chapter offers an alternative perspective by recognizing college as a social process and subsequently examines students' identity formation from a sociological perspective.
Descriptors: College Students, Identification (Psychology), Social Influences, Sociology, Self Concept, Student Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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