Can differential exposure to risk factors explain recent racial and ethnic variation in marital disruption?

Social Science Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 409-434

  Phillips, Julie A ^a   Sweeney, Megan M ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Race and ethnicity; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646807485     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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