Paternal investment and status-related child outcomes: Timing of father's death affects offspring success

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 549-569

  Shenk, Mary K ^a,b   Scelza, Brooke A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; INFANT; INVESTMENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEWBORN; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROLE PLAYING; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INVESTMENTS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTAL DEATH; ROLE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864545303     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932012000053     Document Type: Article

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