No more kin care?: Change in black mothers' reliance on relatives for child care, 1977-94

Gender and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 546-563

  Brewster, Karin L ^a   Padavic, Irene ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2442666207     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243202016004008     Document Type: Review

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