Religious homogamy and marital quality: Historical and generational patterns, 1980 - 1997

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 292-304

  Myers, Scott M ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generations; Marital quality; Religion; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645704317     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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