Kin financial support: Receipt and provision among unmarried mothers

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-351

  Radey, Melissa ^a   Padilla, Yolanda C ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Informal financial support; Race and ethnicity; Single mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449623849     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488370903110837     Document Type: Article

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