Kinship strategies and self-sufficiency among single mothers by choice: Post modern family ties

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-209

  Hertz, Rosanna ^a   Ferguson, Faith I T ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinship; Networks; Self sufficiency; Single mothers; Work and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002092241     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024709601456     Document Type: Article

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