Divorce in the context of being African American

Handbook of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 481-498

  Orbuch, Terri L ^a,b   Brown, Edna ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 39349105245     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315820880-35     Document Type: Chapter

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