African Americans in Dual-Career Commuter Marriages: An Investigation of their Experiences

The Family Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-36

  Jackson, Anita P ^a,b,c   Brown, Ronald P ^a,b,c   Patterson Stewart, Karen E ^a,b,c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOPARO Company   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85032070703     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480700081005     Document Type: Article

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