The culture of poverty and African-American culture: An empirical assessment

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 439-458

  Jones, Rachel K ^a   Luo, Ye ^b  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0041033329     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1389697     Document Type: Article

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