Prevalence and patterns of female headed households in Latin America: 1970-1990

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 257-279

  Arias, Elizabeth ^a   Palloni, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MARRIAGE; MIGRATION; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SEX ROLE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0032788188     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.30.2.257     Document Type: Article

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