Marriage breakdown in Australia: The social correlates of separation and divorce

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-183

  Hewitt, Belinda ^a   Baxter, Janeen ^a   Western, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Divorce; Gender; Life course; Marriage breakdown

Indexed keywords

EID: 28744447986     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783305053235     Document Type: Review

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