Confronting Nuclear Family Bias in Stepfamily Research

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 41-69

  Gamache, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0347799660     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v26n01_04     Document Type: Article

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