Social isolation of the urban poor: Race, class, and neighborhood effects on social resources

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-77

  Tigges, Leann M ^a   Browne, Irene ^b   Green, Gary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin ^*

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EID: 0032344671     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1998.tb02349.x     Document Type: Article

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