Parental job experiences and children's weil-being: The case of two-parent and single-mother working-class families

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-147

  Perry Jenkins, Maureen ^a,c   Gillman, Sally ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d University of Massachusetts Amherst ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dual earner; Single mother; Work family; Working class

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142311600     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009473918629     Document Type: Article

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