Family structure and community context: Evaluating influences on adolescent outcomes

Youth and Society

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 110-130

  Kowaleski Jones, Lori ^a,c   Dunifon, Rachel ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d 295 MVR Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Community context; Family structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746595201     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X05278966     Document Type: Article

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