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ERIC Number: EJ679929
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
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Black-White Differences in Achievement: The Importance of Wealth.
Orr, Amy J.
Sociology of Education, v76 n4 p281-304 Oct 2003
Argues that wealth can affect academic achievement, as well as help to explain the gap in black-white test scores and the racial achievement gap. Reveals that wealth affects achievement through its effect on the amount of cultural capital to which a child is exposed. Implications of the findings are discussed. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Achievement, Blacks, Economic Status, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Human Capital, Racial Differences, Self Esteem, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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