Female-headed households in latin america and the caribbean

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 197-210

  Morrissey, Marietta ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS--WOMEN; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY SIZE; HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD--WOMEN; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HOUSEHOLDS; HUMAN RESOURCES; LABOR FORCE--WOMEN; NORTH AMERICA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AMERICAS; CARIBBEAN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS--WOMEN; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD--WOMEN; HOUSEHOLDS; HUMAN RESOURCES; LABOR FORCE--WOMEN; LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AMERICAS; CARIBBEAN REGION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH MANPOWER; LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0024693805     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732173.1989.9981883     Document Type: Article

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