Tension between institutional and individual views of marriage

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 959-965

  Amato, Paul R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Family policy; Marriage; Social institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 9544224127     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00065.x     Document Type: Review

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