Negotiating stigma: Understanding mothers' responses to accusations of child neglect

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 448-456

  Sykes, Jennifer ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child neglect; Identity management; Parents' perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951678542     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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