Teen nonmarital childbearing and welfare: The gap between research and political discourse

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 71-90

  Wilcox, Brian L ^a,e,f,g,h,i   Robbennolt, Jennifer K ^a   O'Keeffe, Janet E ^{b,c,e,j,k,l,m,n}   Pynchon, Marisa E ^b,d,o  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c Amer Association of Retired Persons

^d US Secret Service   (United States)

^e University of Nebraska ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^h Office of Senator Bill Bradley

ⁱ APA's Public Policy Office

^j Public Policy Institute

^k STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^m US House of Representatives   (United States)

ⁿ Public Policy Office

^o PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001849913     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1996.tb01580.x     Document Type: Article

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