Employment of Low-Income African American and Latino Teens: Does Neighborhood Social Mix Matter?
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African American Race and Low Income Neighborhoods
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عنوان ژورنال: Housing Studies
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0267-3037,1466-1810
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2014.953447