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Dropping Out of High School: The Effects of Family Structure and Family Transitions

Chunyan Song Sociology Department, California State University, Chico, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Mary Benin School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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Jennifer Glick School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Pages 18-33 | Published online: 23 Jan 2012

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