A social network comparison of low-income black and white newlywed couples

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 967-982

  Jackson, Grace L ^a   Kennedy, David ^b   Bradbury, Thomas N ^a   Karney, Benjamin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Couples; Family systems; Low income families; Marriage; Peer relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906818492     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12137     Document Type: Article

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