Single women in Nepal: Familial support, familial neglect

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-256

  Weiss, Linda ^a  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; NEPAL; POVERTY; SEX ROLE; SINGLE PARENT; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0032778350     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.30.2.243     Document Type: Article

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