Child effects on the family: An example of the extreme case and a question of methodology

Children's Influence on Family Dynamics: The Neglected Side of Family Relationships

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 79-89

  Stifter, Cynthia A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36349014648     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410607430     Document Type: Chapter

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