The case for (promoting) marriage: The devil is in the details

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 943-958

  Huston, Ted L ^a   Melz, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Courtship; Divorce; Marriage; Mate selection; Social policy; Welfare policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 9544231650     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00064.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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