Kin networks and poverty among African Americans: Past and present

Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-51

  Miller Cribbs, Julie E ^a   Farber, Naomi B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TULSA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American families; Child welfare; Kin networks; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349098649     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/53.1.43     Document Type: Article

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