Why African American Adoption Agencies Succeed: A New Perspective on Self-Help

Child Welfare

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 239-254

  Jackson White, Geraldine ^a   Dozier, Cheryl Davenport ^a   Oliver, J Toni ^b   Gardner, Lydia Barnwell ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ROOTS Inc   (United States)

^c NONE

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