From bastardy to equality: The rights of nonmarital children and their fathers in comparative perspective

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-262

  Hirczy De Miǹo, Wolfgang P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD REARING; FAMILY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HOUSEHOLD; ILLEGITIMACY; PATERNITY; POLICY; REVIEW;

EID: 0034128253     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.31.2.231     Document Type: Review

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