Poverty and Inequality Among Children

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 23, Issue , 1997, Pages 121-145

  Lichter, Daniel T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Inequality; Poverty; Welfare; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031536508     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.23.1.121     Document Type: Article

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