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Dividing the Child

Social and Legal Dilemmas of Custody

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$48.00 • £41.95 • €43.95

ISBN 9780674212954

Publication Date: 08/19/1998

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416 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

34 figures, 68 tables

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  • 1993 William J. Goode Book Award, Sociology of the Family Section of the American Sociological Association

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