The individual, society, or both? A comparison of black, Latino, and white beliefs about the causes of poverty

Social Forces

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 293-322

  Hunt, Matthew O ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030488738     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/75.1.293     Document Type: Article

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