Norms about nonmarital pregnancy and willingness to provide resources to unwed parents

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-134

  Mollborn, Stefanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Life course theory; Multigenerational relations; Nonmarital parenting; Survey research; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 58949101649     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00584.x     Document Type: Article

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