The contagiousness of divorce

The Oxford Handbook of Analytical Sociology

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 342-364

  Åberg, Yvonne ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contagiousness of divorce; Divorce; Divorce risks; Gender differences; Marital status; Significant others; Social influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85061139567     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199215362.013.15     Document Type: Chapter

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