Incarceration and living arrangements: Findings from the national health and social life survey

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 787-812

  London, Andrew S ^a   Parker, Wendy M ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Incarceration; Living arrangements; Marriage; Nuclear family

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749088052     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09331908     Document Type: Article

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