Differences between black and white students in the effect of parental separation on school grades

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 25-42

  Smith, Thomas Ewin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 85008783344     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v27n01_02     Document Type: Article

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