The social control of illegitimacy through adoption

Human Organization

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 387-396

  Edwards, Diana S ^a,b  

^a Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth mothers; Illegitimacy; Infant adoption; Social control; U.S. adoption

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; PREGNANCY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033492211     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.58.4.e810675800020161     Document Type: Article

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