The (non)accumulation of capital: Explicating the relationship of structure and agency in the lives of poor black men

Sociological Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-227

  Young Jr , Alford A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0033239652     PISSN: 07352751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0735-2751.00075     Document Type: Article

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