Out-of-wedlock Births: The United States in Comparative Perspective
- ISBN-10
- 0275956652
- ISBN-13
- 9780275956653
- Category
- Social Science / Gender Studies
- Pages
- 172
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Mark Abrahamson
Description
Provides an overview of out-of-wedlock births in the United States from a comparative and historical perspective.
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