'What about the couple?' Interracial marriage and psychological distress

Social Science Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1025-1047

  Bratter, Jenifer L ^a   Eschbach, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Assimilation; Interracial marriage; Psychological distress; Race ethnic relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750443284     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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