Family structure and adolescent labor market participation examining the motives for and effects of at-risk students' work for pay during high school

Fragile Families and the Marriage Agenda

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 159-187

  Dufur, Mikaela J ^a   Troutman, Kelly P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; adolescent work; family structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955166107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-26025-0_7     Document Type: Chapter

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