Stigma stories: Four discourses about teen mothers, welfare, and poverty

Youth and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 421-449

  Kelly, Deirdre M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0030306406     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X96027004002     Document Type: Article

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