Differences in resources provided by grandparents in single and married parent families

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 33-54

  Hilton, Jeanne M ^a   Kopera Frye, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Custodial father; Divorce; Grandparents; Intergenerational support; Post divorce contact; Single parent

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249880355     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v47n01_03     Document Type: Article

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