Selected Publications

Turley, Ruth N. López. 2009. "College Proximity: Mapping Access to Opportunity." Sociology of Education, 82(2):126-146. [Abstract]

Desmond, Matthew, and Ruth N. López Turley. 2009. "The Role of Familism in Explaining the Hispanic-White College Application Gap." Social Problems, 56(2):311-334. [Abstract]

Turley, Ruth N. López, Martín Santos, and Cecilia Ceja. 2007. "Social Origin and College Opportunity Expectations across Cohorts." Social Science Research, 36(3):1200-1218. [Abstract]

Turley, Ruth N. López. 2006. "When Parents Want Children to Stay Home for College." Research in Higher Education, 47(7):823-846. [Abstract]

Turley, Ruth N. López. 2003. "When Do Neighborhoods Matter? The Role of Race and Neighborhood Peers." Social Science Research, 32(1):61-79. [Abstract]

Turley, Ruth N. López. 2003. "Are Children of Young Mothers Disadvantaged Because of Their Mother's Age or Family Background?" Child Development, 74(2):465-474. [Abstract]

Turley, Ruth N. López. 2002. "Is Relative Deprivation Beneficial? The Effects of Richer and Poorer Neighbors on Children's Outcomes." Journal of Community Psychology, 30(6):671-686. [Abstract]