Remarriage, cohabitation, and changes in mothering behavior

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 370-380

  Thomson, Elizabeth ^a   Mosley, Jane ^b   Hanson, Thomas L ^c   McLanahan, Sara S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WestEd   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Divorce; Parent child relationships; Remarriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035343943     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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