Poverty at a racial crossroads: Poverty among multiracial children of single mothers

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 486-502

  Bratter, Jenifer L ^a   Damaske, Sarah ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Multiracial; Poverty; Race; Single mother families

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875240199     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12012     Document Type: Article

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