Economic circumstances and family outcomes: A review of the 1990s

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1035-1051

  White, Lynn ^b   Rogers, Stacy J ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic status, marriage market

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034311561     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.01035.x     Document Type: Review

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