Who lacks support and why? An examination of mothers' personal safety nets

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 861-875

  Harknett, Kristen S ^a   Hartnett, Caroline Sten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange relationships; Fragile families and child wellbeing; Perceived support; Personal safety nets; Poverty; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960411419     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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