Children, race/ethnicity, and marital wealth accumulation in black and hispanic households

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-170

  Painter, Matthew A ^a   Shafer, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 82055186357     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.42.2.145     Document Type: Article

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