Inequality among American families with children, 1975 to 2005

American Sociological Review

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 903-920

  Western, Bruce ^a   Percheski, Christine ^b   Bloome, Deirdre ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET; SINGLE PARENT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 50649123112     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240807300602     Document Type: Article

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