What makes someone family? Adult children's perceptions of current and former stepparents

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 595-610

  Schmeeckle, Maria ^a   Giarrusso, Roseann ^b   Feng, Du ^c   Bengtson, Vern L ^d  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intergenerational relations; Kinship; Life course; Stepfamilies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745782507     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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