Family ties and marital happiness: The different marital experiences of black and white newlywed couples

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 335-359

  Timmer, Susan G ^a   Veroff, Joseph ^b   Hatchett, Shirley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Extended family ties; Marital adjustment; Race differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040798266     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407596133003     Document Type: Article

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