Single mothers "do" family

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 781-795

  Nelson, Margaret K ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Marriage and close relationships; Postdivorce parenting; Qualitative research; Rural farm families; Single parent families

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749546480     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00292.x     Document Type: Review

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