The changing importance of white women's economic prospects for assortative mating

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1015-1028

  Sweeney, Megan M ^a   Cancian, Maria ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Mate selection; Socioeconomic factors; United states

Indexed keywords

EID: 9544222605     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00073.x     Document Type: Review

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