Does it take a village to make a marriage? Exploring the relationship between community and marital satisfaction

Sociological Focus

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-136

  Minnotte, Krista Lynn ^a   Mannon, Susan E ^b   Stevens, Daphne Pedersen ^a   Kiger, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57749129759     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2008.10571326     Document Type: Article

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