Black-white differences in occupational prestige: Their impact on child development

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1229-1249

  Conley, Dalton ^a,b,c,d   Yeung, W Jean ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Child development; Occupational prestige

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744385763     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764205274817     Document Type: Article

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