The cohabitation conundrum

Handbook of Family Theories: A Content-Based Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 105-122

  Cohan, Catherine L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84884580032     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203075180-15     Document Type: Chapter

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