Governments and marriage education policy: Perspectives from the UK, Australia and the US

Governments and Marriage Education Policy: Perspectives from the UK, Australia and the US

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-249

  Van Acker, Elizabeth ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230227576     Document Type: Book

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