The invisible gender: Educational outcomes for African American females in father-only versus mother-only households

Race and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-182

  Alderman Swain, Wanda ^a   Battle, Juan ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0034215604     PISSN: 10909524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-9524(01)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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