Framing divorce reform: Media, morality, and the politics of family

Family Process

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-34

  Adams, Michele ^a   Coltrane, Scott ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce policy; Divorce reform; Family; Marriage reform

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIVORCE; FAMILY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MARRIAGE; MASS MEDIUM; MORALITY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DIVORCE; FAMILY; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MASS MEDIA; MORALS; POLITICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846781745     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2006.00189.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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