The Life Course of Children Born to Unmarried Mothers: Childhood Living Arrangements and Young Adult Outcomes

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 293-310

  Aquilino, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Family structure; Life course; Nonmarital birth; Young adult

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345985603     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353496     Document Type: Article

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