Reconsidering culture and poverty

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 629, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-27

  Small, Mario Luis ^a   Harding, David J ^b   Lamont, Michèle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77952332161     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716210362077     Document Type: Article

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