The captive mother? The place of home in the lives of lone mothers

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Head, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Home; Isolation; Lone mothers; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844481090     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1143     Document Type: Article

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