Views of marriage and divorce: An in-depth study of young adults from intact and divorced families

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 75-100

  Burgoyne, Carole B ^a   Hames, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attitudes; Attributions; Divorce; Grounded theory; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009557396     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v37n01_05     Document Type: Article

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