Family structure and the reproduction of inequalities

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2008, Pages 257-276

  McLanahan, Sara ^a   Percheski, Christine ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Income; Race; Single parent

Indexed keywords

EID: 50649088136     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.34.040507.134549     Document Type: Review

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