Unmarried African American fathers: A comparative life span analysis

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-56

  Bowman, Phillip J ^a   Sanders, Reliford ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SELF ESTEEM; SINGLE PARENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032427579     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.29.1.39     Document Type: Article

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