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Investment, Saving, and Borrowing for Children: Trends by Wealth, Race, and Ethnicity, 1998–2016

Nina Bandelj, Angelina Grigoryeva
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences August 2021, 7 (3) 50-77; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2021.7.3.03
Nina Bandelj
aProfessor of sociology and associate vice provost for faculty development at the University of California, Irvine, United States
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Angelina Grigoryeva
bAssistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto, Canada
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RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences: 7 (3)
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
Vol. 7, Issue 3
1 Aug 2021
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Investment, Saving, and Borrowing for Children: Trends by Wealth, Race, and Ethnicity, 1998–2016
Nina Bandelj, Angelina Grigoryeva
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Aug 2021, 7 (3) 50-77; DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2021.7.3.03

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Investment, Saving, and Borrowing for Children: Trends by Wealth, Race, and Ethnicity, 1998–2016
Nina Bandelj, Angelina Grigoryeva
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Aug 2021, 7 (3) 50-77; DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2021.7.3.03
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    • WEALTH INEQUALITY TRENDS
    • FINANCIALIZATION AND INCREASING INDEBTEDNESS OF HOUSEHOLDS
    • THE RISE OF INTENSIVE PARENTING
    • FINANCIALLY INTENSIVE PARENTING
    • DATA AND METHODS
    • FINDINGS ABOUT FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
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