A Burden of Support? Household Structure and Economic Resources Among Mexican Immigrant Families

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-53

  Leach, Mark A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

families; households; immigrants; income; Mexican

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888244545     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X12466385     Document Type: Article

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