Happily ever after? Religion, marital status, gender and relationship quality in urban families

Social Forces

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1311-1337

  Wolfinger, Nicholas H ^a   Wilcox, W Bradford ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 42149175468     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.0.0023     Document Type: Article

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