Economic restructuring and changing prevalence of female-headed families in America

Rural Sociology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 394-416

  McLaughlin, Diane K ^a   Gardner, Erica L ^a   Lichter, Daniel T ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLD; GENDER ROLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032711604     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1999.tb00359.x     Document Type: Article

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