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Reassessing the "Burden of 'Acting White'": The Importance of Peer Groups in Managing Academic Success

Erin McNamara Horvat Kristine S. Lewis

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Erin McNamara Horvat, Kristine S. Lewis, Reassessing the "Burden of 'Acting White'": The Importance of Peer Groups in Managing Academic Success, Sociology of Education, Vol. 76, No. 4 (Oct., 2003), pp. 265-280

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