Black men's perceptions of divorce-related stressors and strategies for coping with divorce: An exploratory study

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-273

  Lawson, Erma Jean ^a   Thompson, Aaron ^a  

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EID: 0030306259     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251396017002006     Document Type: Article

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