Racial and gender effects on perceptions of marriage preparation programs among college-educated young adults

Family Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-90

  Duncan, Stephen F ^a   Gabrielle, Box ^b   Silliman, Benjamin ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b David Lawrence Mental Health Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Family life education; Marriage preparation; Race; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029665915     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/584773     Document Type: Article

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