Racial Inequality Trends and the Intergenerational Persistence of Income and Family Structure

American Sociological Review

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1196-1225

  Bloome, Deirdre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

demography; inequality; mobility; race

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; RACIAL DISPARITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911492451     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122414554947     Document Type: Article

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