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xviii, 277 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-269) and index |
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Preface -- Introduction -- Trends and the macro environment -- What has happened? -- Changing incentives and opportunities -- Academic performance, engagement, and family influence -- The gender gap in academic performance -- Social and behavioral skills -- The family and the gender gap -- The role of schools -- Schools, classrooms and peers -- Gender and college major segregation -- Enhancing educational attainment -- A appendix figures and tables -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Sex role -- United States
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Women in education -- United States
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Educational equalization -- United States
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| Alt Author |
Buchmann, Claudia, author
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