The relative effects of married versus divorced family configuration and socioeconomic status on the educational achievement of African American middle-grade students

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-42

  Battle, Juan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 33748146537     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2967249     Document Type: Review

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