Sandwiched marriages: The implications of child and parent relations for marital quality in midlife

Social Forces

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 647-666

  Ward, Russell A ^a   Spitze, Glenna ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0032276125     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/77.2.647     Document Type: Article

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