Network resources and educational outcomes among Mexican-origin youth

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dc.citation.articleNumber102694en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleSocial Science Researchen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber105en_US
dc.contributor.authorFlores Morales, Josefinaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDiaz, Christina J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNobles, Jennaen_US
dc.contributor.authorFletcher, Jason M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-08T15:58:47Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-06-08T15:58:47Zen_US
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.description.abstractDespite schooling gains over the last two decades, Mexican-origin adults complete fewer years of schooling than adults from other ethnic backgrounds. Explanations emphasizing network resources suggest Mexican-origin adolescents have social ties that are more likely to be “closed” from adults with experience in higher education—and this, in turn, inhibits the transition to college. In this study, we draw on unusual network data measuring characteristics of students' peers and friends, as well as the socioeconomic background of peers' and friends' parents. We demonstrate that Mexican-origin adolescents are much less likely to have friends whose parents have college educations. 83% of non-Hispanic Asian students and 72% of non-Hispanic white students have nominated friends with college-educated mothers; about half of Mexican-origin students do. These patterns are the result of socioeconomic segregation in social networks both across and within schools. Within schools, we observe that the educational background of friends is predictive of schooling outcomes for non-Mexican students. We find evidence that this network resource shapes non-Mexican students’ educational expectations in high school and longer-run completed schooling as adults more so than it shapes the outcomes among Mexican-origin students.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFlores Morales, Josefina, Diaz, Christina J., Nobles, Jenna, et al.. "Network resources and educational outcomes among Mexican-origin youth." <i>Social Science Research,</i> 105, (2022) Elsevier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102694.en_US
dc.identifier.digital1-s2-0-S0049089X2100171X-mainen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102694en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/112443en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsThis is an open access article under the CC BY licenseen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.titleNetwork resources and educational outcomes among Mexican-origin youthen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
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