Family structure histories and high school completion: Evidence from a population-based registry

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-104

  Strohschein, Lisa ^a   Roos, Noralou ^b,c   Brownell, Marni ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Divorce; High school graduation; Marital instability

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650241749     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29173/cjs1331     Document Type: Article

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