The locus of racial disadvantage in the labor market

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 909-942

  Moore, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 79952142703     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655823     Document Type: Article

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