Why do you think we don't get married? Homeless mothers in San Francisco speak out about having children outside of marriage

Advances in Gender Research

Volumn 17, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-111

  Roschelle, Anne R ^a  

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Author keywords

Gender and family intersections; Homeless families; Intersectionality theory; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885444229     PISSN: 15292126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1529-2126(2013)0000017008     Document Type: Article

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