Patterns of Stepchild-Stepparent Relationship Development

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 396-413

  Ganong, Lawrence H ^a   Coleman, Marilyn ^a   Jamison, Tyler ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; Remarriage; Stepchild; Stepparent

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952513898     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00814.x     Document Type: Article

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