Marriage Promotion Policy and Family Inequality

Sociology Compass

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 671-683

  Randles, Jennifer M ^a  

^a AUSTIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84864151152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2012.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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