The severely-distressed African American family in the crack era: Empowerment is not enough

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-139

  Dunlap, Eloise ^a   Golub, Andrew ^a   Johnson, Bruce D ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Black; Crack; Family; Foster care; Inner city; Kin networks; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645768200     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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