Keeping the bar low: Why Russia's nonresident fathers accept narrow fatherhood ideals

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1297-1310

  Utrata, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern European families; Fatherhood; Fathers; Field research; Nonresidential parenting; Nonresidential parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749104912     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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