The gray divorce revolution: Rising divorce among middle-aged and older adults, 1990-2010

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 731-741

  Brown, Susan L ^a   Lin, I Fen ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort; Demographic characteristics; Divorce rate; Economic resources; Marital duration; Marriage order

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIVORCE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

AGED; DIVORCE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 84867761834     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs089     Document Type: Article

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