Employment of unwed mothers: The role of government and social support

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 479-494

  Livermore, Michelle M ^a   Powers, Rebecca S ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Government support; Social support; Unwed mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747704156     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-006-9027-6     Document Type: Article

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