Stigmatization of non-normative family size status

Sex Roles

Volumn 41, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 901-919

  Mueller, Karla A ^b   Yoder, Janice D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033427096     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018836630531     Document Type: Article

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