Regional origin and family stability in northern cities: The role of context

American Sociological Review

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-112

  Tolnay, Stewart E ^a   Crowder, Kyle D ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; FAMILY STRUCTURE; IMMIGRANT POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032978875     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657280     Document Type: Article

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