The emerging black middle class: Single and living alone

Social Forces

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 735-762

  Marsh, Kris ^a,d   Darity Jr , William A ^b   Cohen, Philip N ^a   Casper, Lynne M ^c   Salters, Danielle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

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EID: 38549165078     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/86.2.735     Document Type: Article

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