Residential differences in cohabitors' union transitions

Rural Sociology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 311-334

  Brown, Susan L ^a   Snyder, Anastasia R ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHABITATION; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 33745450422     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1526/003601106777789729     Document Type: Article

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