Family capital: Conceptual model to unpack the intergenerational transfer of advantage in transitions to adulthood

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 471-484

  Waithaka, Eric N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84906044189     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12119     Document Type: Article

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