Cohabitation in the United States and Britain: Demography, kinship, and the future

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 921-928

  Seltzer, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Family change; Kinship; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 9544222606     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00062.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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