Pathways to opportunity: The role of race, social networks, institutions, and neighborhood in career and educational paths for people on welfare

Human Organization

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-85

  Schneider, Jo Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Policy; Poverty; United States; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; POVERTY DETERMINANT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034102150     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.59.1.j3m1r84h1jx0407l     Document Type: Article

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