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“Additionally, students with parents in professional or executive occupations associated with higher socioeconomic status are more likely to major in engineering and the sciences (Leppel et al., 2001).”
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- Authors
- Leppel, K., Williams, M. L., & Waldauer, C.
- Affiliations
- Widener University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Leppel, Karen
- Venue
- Journal of Family and Economic Issues
- Published
- 2001-12
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 373-394
- ISSN
- 1058-0476 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3475
- OpenAlex
- W116845438
- Cited by
- 189
- References
- 33
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- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Family and Economic Issues (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Career Development and Diversity
- Keywords
- college major choice, parental occupation, socioeconomic status, gender differences, business majors, parental influence on education
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