Over-educated or Overly Invested in Education? The Role of Educational Commitment in Asian American Socioeconomic Attainment

Recent scholarship has attributed Asian American socioeconomic attainment to the exceptional selectivity of Asian immigrants since 1965 while also characterizing the second generation as limited by a glass ceiling. Other scholars are critical of the hyper-selectivity thesis for minimizing the role o...

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Main Author: Shiao, Jiannbin Lee 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Race and social problems
Year: 2024, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 167-184
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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