Racial inequality in receiving transitional support services and being sanctioned among tanf recipients: A group threat hypothesis

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-123

  Cheng, Tyrone C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Racial inequality; Support services; Welfare recipients

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849101443     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488370802678835     Document Type: Article

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