Multigenerational Households and the School Readiness of Children Born to Unmarried Mothers

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 431-459

  Augustine, Jennifer March ^a   Raley, R Kelly ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

multigenerational households; nonmarital fertility; school readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874303864     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X12439177     Document Type: Article

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