Escaping distressed neighborhoods: Individual, community, and metropolitan influences

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1040-1084

  South, Scott J ^a   Crowder, Kyle D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0031541784     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/231039     Document Type: Article

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