Socius - Unequal Pathways: Family Background and Youth Computing Aspirations

About this episode

Jennifer Ashlock discusses the impact of family background on youth computing aspirations.

Author Jennifer Ashlock discusses the article, " Unequal Pathways: Family Background and Youth Computing Aspirations " published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World .

People in this episode

Guest: Jennifer Ashlock

Topics covered

• family background
• youth aspirations
• computing
• sociology
• inequality

Keywords

• family background
• youth computing
• sociology
• aspirations
• inequality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

Books & works: Unequal Pathways: Family Background and Youth Computing Aspirations

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