Union formation among men in the U.S.: Does having prior children matter?

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 90-104

  Stewart, Susan D ^a   Manning, Wendy D ^b   Smock, Pamela J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child support; Cohabitation; Fatherhood; Remarriage; Visitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037325362     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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