A case study of mortgage refinancing discrimination: African American intergenerational wealth

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-43

  Hodge, Michael E ^a   Dawkins, Mark C ^b   Reeves, Jaxk H ^b  

^a MOREHOUSE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 33846185105     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2007.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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