Variations in family structure and school-age children's academic achievement: A social and resource capital perspective

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 445-467

  Shriner, Michael ^a   Mullis, Ronald L ^b   Shriner, Bethanne M ^a  

^a NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family structure; School age children; Social and resource capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649752327     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494929.2010.528709     Document Type: Article

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