Birth, fortune, and discrepant fertility in twentieth-century America

Social Science History

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 327-357

  Emeka, Amon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33748776007     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01455532-2006-001     Document Type: Article

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