Adolescent precursors of early union formation among Asian American and white young adults

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-236

  Cheng, Yen hsin Alice ^a   Landale, Nancy S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Cohabitation; Culture; Marriage; Self construals

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650971236     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X10377066     Document Type: Article

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