Are homeowners better citizens? Homeownership and community participation in the United States

Social Forces

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 929-954

  Mccabe, Brian J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874069309     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/sos185     Document Type: Article

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