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Peer reviewedWolfer, Loreen T.; Moen, Phyllis – Journal of Family Issues, 1996
Examines how temporal and status aspects of mothers' jobs during daughters' early childhood, preadolescence, and adolescence affect rate that daughters leave school. Studied 246 white and 188 black daughters aged 18-23. Findings suggest that part-time maternal employment during any point in childhood increases likelihood that black, but not white,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Blacks, Children
