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Saenz, R., Douglas, K.M., Embrick, D.G., Sjoberg, G. (2007). Pathways to Downward Mobility: The Impact of Schools, Welfare, and Prisons on People of Color. In: Vera, H., Feagin, J.R. (eds) Handbooks of the Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70845-4_19

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