Dimensions of family functioning: Perspectives of low-income African American single-parent families

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 690-701

  McCreary, Linda L ^a   Dancy, Barbara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African american; Families; Family functioning; Low income; Qualitative; Single parent

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344652663     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00047.x     Document Type: Article

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