The rise of divorce and separation in the United States, 1880-1990

Demography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 455-466

  Ruggles, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0031265926     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3038300     Document Type: Article

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