Do We Choose Our Spouse Based on Our In-Laws? Resolving the Effects of Family Background and Spousal Choice for Educational Attainment, Religious Practice, and Political Preference

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1253-1278

  Eaves, Lindon J ^a   Hatemi, Peter K ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84865032056     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2011.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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