Too few good men? Available partners and single motherhood among Latinas, African Americans, and Whites

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 278-295

  Catanzarite, Lisa ^b   Ortiz, Vilma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036349787     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986302024003002     Document Type: Review

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