Socioeconomic status, family processes,and individual development

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 685-704

  Conger, Rand D ^a   Conger, Katherine J ^a   Martin, Monica J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Relationship processes; Socioeconomic status; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955538860     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00725.x     Document Type: Review

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