Marital quality in interracial relationships: The role of sex role ideology and perceived fairness

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1538-1552

  Forry, Nicole D ^a   Leslie, Leigh A ^a   Letiecq, Bethany L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interracial couples; Marital quality; Perceived fairness; Sex roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648950567     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07304466     Document Type: Article

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