Married Black men's opinions as to why Black women are disproportionately single: A qualitative study

Personal Relationships

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 88-109

  Hurt, Tera R ^a   McElroy, Stacey E ^b   Sheats, Kameron J ^c   Landor, Antoinette M ^d   Bryant, Chalandra M ^e  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84896548856     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pere.12019     Document Type: Article

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