Predicting willingness to adopt a child: A consideration of demographic and attitudinal factors

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-65

  Bausch, Robert S ^a  

^a CAMERON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746698905     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2006.49.1.47     Document Type: Article

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