Separations, reconciliations, and living apart in cohabiting and marital unions

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 432-443

  Binstock, Georgina ^a   Thornton, Arland ^b  

^a Ctro de Estud de Población   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Living apart; Marriage; Reconciliation; Separation; Union transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038011825     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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