The living conditions of U.S.-born children of Mexican immigrants in unmarried families

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-349

  Padilla, Yolanda C ^a,d   Radey, Melissa Dalton ^b   Hummer, Robert A ^a,d   Kim, Eunjeong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^d Department of Social Work and Women's Studies ^*

Author keywords

Children of immigrants; Immigrants; Mexican American; Unmarried families

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745807616     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986306290367     Document Type: Review

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