Who are the people in your family? stepmothers’ diverse notions of kinship

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 83-105

  Church, Elizabeth ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kinship; Stepfamilies; Stepmothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008776330     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v31n01_05     Document Type: Article

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