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| Family Life | 1 |
| Family Relationship | 1 |
| Marital Instability | 1 |
| Marriage | 1 |
| Racial Differences | 1 |
| Research Methodology | 1 |
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| Bumpass, Larry L. | 1 |
| Sweet, James A. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSweet, James A.; Bumpass, Larry L. – Phylon, 1974
Differentials in separation and divorce among blacks are compared to those among whites. Differences in marital instability depend heavily on the variables included for study. The paper concludes with a methodological analysis of alternative definitions of instability with a focus on the measurement of black white differences. (EH)
Descriptors: Blacks, Family Life, Family Relationship, Marital Instability
