Mothers' employment and poor and near-poor African-American children's development: A longitudinal study

Social Service Review

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-109

  Jackson, Aurora P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT; MOTHERS EDUCATION; WELFARE PROVISION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842786360     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345706     Document Type: Article

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