Living together unmarried in the United States: Demographic perspectives and implications for family policy

Law and Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-117

  Smock, Pamela J ^a   Manning, Wendy D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 9544257752     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0265-8240.2004.00164.x     Document Type: Review

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