The influence of grandparents in single-mother families

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 465-481

  Dunifon, Rachel ^a   Kowaleski Jones, Lori ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Family structure; Grandparents; Race; Single parent

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147196433     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00377.x     Document Type: Review

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