Marriage and Family

Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 87-108

  Waite, Linda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

American Sociological Review; Black Woman; Divorce Rate; Marital Disruption; Married Couple

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650058747     PISSN: 13896903     EISSN: 2542839X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-23106-4_4     Document Type: Chapter

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