Three-Generation Family Households: Differences by Family Structure at Birth

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 931-943

  Pilkauskas, Natasha V ^a  

^a Wurzweiler School of Social Work   (United States)

Author keywords

Coresidence; Family structure; Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study; Grandparents; Multigenerational

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866764109     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.01008.x     Document Type: Article

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