Moving up, but how far? African American women and economic restructuring in Los Angeles, 1970-1990

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 399-420

  James, Angela D ^a   Grant, David M ^b   Cranford, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034362951     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1389535     Document Type: Article

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