Fragile families and the reproduction of poverty

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 621, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-131

  McLanahan, Sara ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Family instability; Family structure; Inequality; Parenting; Poverty; The Negro Family

Indexed keywords

EID: 57949095153     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716208324862     Document Type: Article

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