Early Family Ties and Marital Stability Over 16 Years: The Context of Race and Gender

Family Relations

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 255-268

  Orbuch, Terri L ^a   Bauermeister, José A ^a   Brown, Edna ^b   Mckinley, Brandyn Dior ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Americans; Divorce; Family ties; Marriage; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874732233     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fare.12005     Document Type: Article

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