Single mothers by choice

Family Relations

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-128

  Mannis, Valerie S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lone mothers; Mothers by choice; Self sufficient mothering; Single mothers; Solo mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033458614     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/585075     Document Type: Article

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