Social class and learning disabilities: Intersectional effects on college students in New York City

Abstract Purpose Previous quantitative research documents that college students with disabilities do not attain higher education at rates equal to their nondisabled peers. This qualitative study posits that socioeconomic status (SES) is a determinant of this discrepancy, and explores how SES and dis...

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Published in:	Disability and Intersecting Statuses Vol. 7; pp. 267 - 292
Main Author:	Thompson, Ashleigh
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	United Kingdom Emerald Group Publishing Limited 27-12-2013 Emerald Publishing Limited
Subjects:	Disability: social aspects Medical Sociology Personal & social issues: disability & special needs (Children's/YA) Sociology higher education Learning disabilities urban education socioeconomic status
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