Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and index.
Contents:
Why do we need a new model of educational attainment? -- Expectation formation and the status socialization theory of educational attainment -- Do beliefs matter? : a reanalysis of the relationship between educational expectations and attainment -- The generation of preparatory commitment from forward-looking beliefs -- The evolution of the beliefs that determine commitment -- Incorporating imitative and normative sources of commitment -- A new agenda for the sociology of educational attainment.
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