The contribution of support networks to household labor in African American families

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-250

  Padgett, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 0031529547     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251397018003001     Document Type: Article

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