Normative beliefs about marriage and cohabitation: A comparison of non-Latino Whites, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-62

  Oropesa, R S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cohabitation; Marriage; Mexican Americans; National Survey of Families and Households; Puerto Ricans

Indexed keywords

EID: 2842573753     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353376     Document Type: Review

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