Family secrets: Law and understandings of openness in everyday relationships

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 551-567

  Smart, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CULTURE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HUMAN BEHAVIOR;

EID: 76449095027     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279409003237     Document Type: Article

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