Suburban advantage: Opportunity hoarding and secondary attainment in the postwar metropolitan north

American Journal of Education

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-342

  Rury, John L ^a   Saatcioglu, Argun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 79955125244     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659210     Document Type: Article

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