Using direct observational methods to study the real lives of families: Advantages, complexities, and conceptual and practical considerations

New Frontiers in Work and Family Research

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 191-210

  Repetti, Rena L ^a   Wang, Shu Wen ^a   Sears, Meredith S ^a  

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EID: 84919551730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203586563     Document Type: Chapter

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