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Are all groups created equal? What role do different types of groups play in changing aspirations?

Olivares, Yvonne
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1187036098

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Sociology.
This study uses the NELS 1988-2000 questionnaires to look at the correlation between the types of groups that students join and their educational and occupational aspirations and achievements. This study looks at how changing membership status correlates with changes in aspirations. The theory is that different types of groups provide students with different resources such as skills, networks and information. These resources should foster higher aspirations and thus higher achievement. The research measures changes in both individual group membership as well as the aggregate group membership changes. This research is intended to provide a better understanding of the importance of group membership both during school years and beyond. In order to find the strongest factors to measure the hypothesis analysis is done on factors that previous researchers correlate with aspirations, achievement and or participation. Academic achievement, in this study, is measured by highest education completed by 2000, at approximately twenty six years of age. Occupational achievement is measured by using Stevens & Cho’s socio-economic indexes for the 1980 census (1985) to rank occupations of respondents by 2000 (approximately twenty-six years of age). Overall this research seeks to find out what are more relevant, individual groups or aggregate groups in predicting changes in aspirations and thus achievement.
Randy Hodson (Advisor)
Sociology, General
group participation; networks; occupational segregation; aspirations; achievement

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  • Olivares, Y. (2007). Are all groups created equal? What role do different types of groups play in changing aspirations? [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1187036098

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Olivares, Yvonne. Are all groups created equal? What role do different types of groups play in changing aspirations? 2007. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1187036098.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Olivares, Yvonne. "Are all groups created equal? What role do different types of groups play in changing aspirations?" Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1187036098

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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