The significance of social support on parenting among a group of single, low-income, African American mothers

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 183-198

  Woody III, David ^a   Woody, Debra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Parenting; Single low income African American mothers; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749001022     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v15n02_11     Document Type: Article

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