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ERIC Number: EJ407823
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Students' Characteristics and the Peer-Influence Process.
Hallinan, Maureen T.; Williams, Richard A.
Sociology of Education, v63 n2 p122-32 Apr 1990
Investigates characteristics of students and their close friends and how they affect college aspirations and attendance. Focuses on whether gender, race, and track placement in school result in different peer-influence processes. Finds influence varies with racial and gender compositions of friendships. (NL)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Bound Students, Educational Research, Educational Sociology, Higher Education, Peer Influence, Racial Factors, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics, Student Subcultures, Track System (Education), Womens Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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