Divorce support groups: What is the role of the participants’ personal capital regarding adjustment to divorce?

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 103-119

  Øygard, Lisbet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adjustment to divorce; Cultural capital; Gender differences; Personal captial

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947127896     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v40n03_07     Document Type: Article

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