Children's perceptions of families: What do they really think?

Children and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-30

  Rigg, Andrea ^a   Pryor, Jan ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33845601764     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2006.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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