Family structure and organizational power: A Multiracial/Ethnic Analysis of Women and Men

Du Bois Review

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-90

  Smith, Ryan A ^a   Elliott, James R ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family Structure; Gender; Job Power; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247673945     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X0505006X     Document Type: Article

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