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Peer reviewedGuo, Guang; And Others – Sociology of Education, 1996
Focuses on the impact of weak labor force attachment on grade retention by the ninth grade among urban black children. Suggests that higher risks of grade retention are associated with welfare dependency only when income is obtained from welfare alone and receipt of welfare is persistent. (MJP)
Descriptors: Alienation, Blacks, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged
