Female-headed families: Social and economic context of racial differences

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-268

  Stokes, Randall ^a,b   Chevan, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0030503542     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.1996.tb00378.x     Document Type: Article

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