The diversity of state benefit dependent lone mothers: The use of type categories as an analytical tool

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Klett Davies, Martina ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choices constraints; Individualisation; Lone Motherhood; Sense of Coherence Concept; Structural Background; Type Categories

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444424972     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1049     Document Type: Article

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