The implications of grandparent coresidence for economic hardship among children in mother-only families

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1576-1597

  Mutchler, Jan E ^a   Baker, Lindsey A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic well being of children; Grandparenting; Grandparents; Three generation families

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350135434     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09340527     Document Type: Article

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