The influences of parents' and offsprings' experience with cohabitation, marriage, and divorce on attitudes toward divorce in young adulthood

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 119-144

  Cunningham, Mick ^a   Thornton, Arland ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult children of divorce; Attitudes; Cohabitation; Divorce; Family structure; Life course; Marriage; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746480835     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v44n01_07     Document Type: Article

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