Working Twice as Hard to Get Half as Far: Race, Work Ethic, and America's Deserving Poor

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 342-356

  Desante, Christopher D ^a  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84875921059     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12006     Document Type: Article

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