The only child and educational opportunity for girls in Urban China

Gender and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 74-92

  Tsui, Ming ^a   Rich, Lynne ^b  

^a MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23044528724     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243202016001005     Document Type: Review

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