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Choices

‘Mom by choice, single by life's circumstance…’ Findings from a large scale survey of the experiences of single mothers by choice

V. JadvaCentre for Family Research, Faculty of Politics, Psychology, Sociology and International Studies, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RF, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. BadgerCentre for Family Research, Faculty of Politics, Psychology, Sociology and International Studies, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RF, UK
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M. MorrissetteChoice Moms, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
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S. GolombokCentre for Family Research, Faculty of Politics, Psychology, Sociology and International Studies, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RF, UK
Pages 175-184 | Published online: 09 Nov 2009

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