Demographic trends in the United States: A review of research in the 2000s

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 403-419

  Cherlin, Andrew J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cohabitation; Divorce; Fertility; Immigration; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955523229     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00710.x     Document Type: Review

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