Race differences in union transitions among cohabitors: The role of relationship features

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 22-40

  Rinelli, Lauren N ^a   Brown, Susan L ^b  

^a SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Marriage; Race; Relationship quality; Separation; Union transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949543493     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494921003648514     Document Type: Article

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