Women's changing attitudes toward divorce, 1974-2002: Evidence for an educational crossover

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-40

  Martin, Steven P ^a   Parashar, Sangeeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Divorce; Educational attainment; Family demography; Family inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645149223     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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