Military service, race, and the transition to marriage and cohabitation

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1433-1454

  Teachman, Jay ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Marriage; Military service; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349411837     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09336338     Document Type: Article

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