Are mothers really "gatekeepers" of children? Rural mothers' perceptions of nonresident fathers' involvement in low-income families

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1701-1723

  Sano, Yoshie ^a   Richards, Leslie N ^b   Zvonkovic, Anisa M ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coparenting; Maternal gatekeeping; Nonresident father involvement; Rural low income families

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149096000     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08321543     Document Type: Article

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