African Americans and College Choice: The Influence of Family and School

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African Americans and College Choice The Influence of Family and School
Kassie Freeman Foreword by M. Christopher Brown II STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press, Albany All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production by Marilyn P. Semerad Marketing by Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Freeman, Kassie. African Americans and college choice : the influence of family and school / Kassie Freeman ; foreword by M. Christopher Brown II. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–7914–6191–2 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 0–7914–6192–0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. African Americans—Education (Higher) 2. College choice—Social aspects—United States. 3. Education, Higher—Parent participation— United States. I. Title. LC2781.P74 2004 378.1⬘9829⬘96073—dc22 2004016080 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1© 2005 State University of New York ...