Why are cohabiting relationships more violent than marriages?

Demography

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-140

  Kenney, Catherine T ^a   McLanahan, Sara S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646780561     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2006.0007     Document Type: Article

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