Partner choice and the differential retreat from marriage

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Schoen, Robert ^a   Cheng, Yen Hsin Alice ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assortative marriage; Educational homogamy; Marriage levels; Partner choice; Racial homogamy; Racial intermarriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645146820     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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