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The influence of number of siblings on educational attainment: a comparison of racial/ethnic groups
dc.creator | Martinez, Alma Isabel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T22:56:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T22:56:40Z | |
dc.date.created | 1999 | |
dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1999-THESIS-M369 | |
dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-75). | en |
dc.description | Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. | en |
dc.description.abstract | The following study utilizes the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS: 88) in an effort to assess the effects of the dilution hypothesis across race and ethnic groups. While this hypothesis has been tested extensively with Anglo male study groups, the current research examines African Americans and Anglos with an emphasis on the Mexican American population. Research indicates that the Mexican-origin population in the U.S. is associated with two essential components regarding the dilution hypothesis: high fertility and dropout rates. The results indicate that while there is little variation across the race and ethnic groups regarding the influence of number of siblings on graduation from high school, interesting findings are revealed for the Mexican-origin population in the study in respect to gender and generational status. | en |
dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
dc.subject | sociology. | en |
dc.subject | Major sociology. | en |
dc.title | The influence of number of siblings on educational attainment: a comparison of racial/ethnic groups | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | sociology | en |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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