Family structure and men's motivation for parenthood in the United States

Handbook of Father Involvement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 57-80

  Hofferth, Sandra L ^a   Pleck, Joseph H ^b   Goldscheider, Frances ^a   Curtin, Sally ^a   Hrapczynski, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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