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Weighing the Burden of 'Acting White': Are there Race Differences in Attitudes Towards Education?

Publication ,  Journal Article
Cook, PJ; Ludwig, J
Published in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
1997

Analyzes the `National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988' to answer three questions on race differences in attitudes toward education in the United States. Greater alienation experienced by blacks toward school than non-Hispanic whites; Peer penalties for academic success; Impact of family backgrounds between blacks and whites in the educational process. Winner of the Vernon Prize for best paper in Volume 16.

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Published In

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Publication Date

1997

Volume

16

Issue

2

Start / End Page

256 / 278

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • 1606 Political Science
  • 1605 Policy and Administration
  • 1402 Applied Economics
 

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Cook, P. J., & Ludwig, J. (1997). Weighing the Burden of 'Acting White': Are there Race Differences in Attitudes Towards Education? Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 16(2), 256–278.
Cook, P. J., and J. Ludwig. “Weighing the Burden of 'Acting White': Are there Race Differences in Attitudes Towards Education?Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 16, no. 2 (1997): 256–78.
Cook PJ, Ludwig J. Weighing the Burden of 'Acting White': Are there Race Differences in Attitudes Towards Education? Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 1997;16(2):256–78.
Cook, P. J., and J. Ludwig. “Weighing the Burden of 'Acting White': Are there Race Differences in Attitudes Towards Education?Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, vol. 16, no. 2, 1997, pp. 256–78.
Cook PJ, Ludwig J. Weighing the Burden of 'Acting White': Are there Race Differences in Attitudes Towards Education? Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 1997;16(2):256–278.

Published In

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Publication Date

1997

Volume

16

Issue

2

Start / End Page

256 / 278

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • 1606 Political Science
  • 1605 Policy and Administration
  • 1402 Applied Economics