Competitive parenting: The culture of teen mothers

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 135-149

  Higginson, Joanna Gregson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; Childrearing; Competition; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038979423     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353447     Document Type: Article

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