Matrilineal family ties and marital dissolution in Ghana

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 682-705

  Takyi, Baffour K ^a   Gyimah, Stephen Obeng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family ties; Ghana; Marital stability; Matrilineal

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147211452     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X070280050401     Document Type: Article

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