Under and beyond constraints: Resource allocation to young children from biracial families

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1044-1094

  Cheng, Simon ^a   Powell, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34047255925     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508793     Document Type: Article

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