The tempo of relationship progression among low-income couples

Social Science Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 831-844

  Sassler, Sharon ^a   Addo, Fenaba ^a   Hartmann, Elizabeth ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b SPHERE Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Coresidence; Marriage; Relationship progression; Relationships; Sexual involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955572287     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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