Portrayals of stepfamilies in film: Using media images in remarriage education

Family Relations

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-23

  Leon, Kim ^a   Angst, Erin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Media portrayals; Remarriage; Remarriage education; Stepfamilies

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744468346     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0197-6664.2005.00002.x     Document Type: Review

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