Welfare reform and marriage promotion: The marital expectations and desires of single and cohabiting mothers

Social Service Review

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-25

  Lichter, Daniel T ^a   Batson, Christie D ^a   Brown, J Brian ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2442684921     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380652     Document Type: Article

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