Romantic relationships among unmarried African Americans and Caribbean Blacks: Findings from the national survey of American life

Family Relations

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 254-266

  Lincoln, Karen D ^a   Taylor, Robert Joseph ^b   Jackson, James S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Afro Caribbeans; Cohabitation; Marriage; Romantic relationships; Socioeconomic status; West Indians

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549128455     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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