The role of trust in low-income mothers' intimate unions

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1107-1124

  Burton, Linda M ^a   Cherlin, Andrew ^b   Winn, Donna Marie ^a   Estacion, Angela ^c   Holder Taylor, Clara ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Generalized gender distrust; Interpersonal trust; Low income mothers; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 71149107617     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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