The Role of Social Trust in Low-Income Latino College Financing Decisions

Authors

• Patricia McDonough, University of California, Los Angeles
• Shannon Calderone, Washington State University
• Kristan Venegas, University of Southern California

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

Publication Title

Journal of Latino/Latin American Studies

Volume

7

Issue

2

First Page

166

Last Page

148

Abstract

We consider the role of social trust in mediating student loan decision-making among Latino students and their parents. Using interview and focus group data from 112 Latino students and 48 parents, we examined how the historical interactions of Latino families with bureaucratic entities shaped perceptions around student loans.

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McDonough, Patricia; Calderone, Shannon; and Venegas, Kristan, "The Role of Social Trust in Low-Income Latino College Financing Decisions" (2015). Journal of Latino/Latin American Studies (JOLLAS). 59.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jollas/59