Union quality comparisons between long-term heterosexual cohabitation and legal marriage

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 110-127

  Willetts, Marion C ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Marriage; Relationship quality; Unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 30844434534     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X05279986     Document Type: Article

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