Race, gender, and educational advantage in the inner city

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 832-852

  LaVeist, Thomas A ^a   McDonald, Katrina Bell ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036755604     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6237.00117     Document Type: Article

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