"What's a mother to do?": Gentrification, school selection, and the consequences for community cohesion

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-257

  Desena, Judith N ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community cohesion; Education; Gentrification; Social stratification; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747872542     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206290639     Document Type: Review

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