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ERIC Number: EJ418434
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-8211
Disciplinary Cultures and Social Reproduction.
Huber, Ludwig
European Journal of Education, v25 n3 p241-61 1990
Data from German universities suggest that considerable differences in the social composition of the student population by discipline, or group of disciplines, continue to exist, the result of self-selection. Implications are found for gender differences and the role of the academic labor market in students' choice of academic field. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Labor Market, Majors (Students), Sex Differences, Social Distribution, Student Characteristics, Subcultures
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: West Germany