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Tietjen, Anne Marie – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1985
Compared the networks of 37 single and 43 married mothers. Single mothers received more instrumental and personal support than married mothers, although their networks did not differ subtantially in structure. Single mothers receiving the highest levels of support were employed full-time and had few children. (Author/BH)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Marital Status, Mothers, Social Networks