Absent parents are more than money: The joint effect of activities and financial support on youths' educational attainment

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 648-671

  Menning, Chadwick L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037948331     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X02023005004     Document Type: Article

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