Helping others? The effects of childhood poverty and family instability on prosocial behavior

Youth and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 89-119

  Lichter, Daniel T ^a   Shanahan, Michael J ^b   Gardner, Erica L ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036375486     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X02034001004     Document Type: Review

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