
ERIC Number: EJ529053
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Publication Date: 1996
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Convergence and Divergence in Ethnic Divorce Patterns: A Research Note.
Jones, F. L.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, v58 n1 p213-18 Feb 1996
Discusses divorce among ethnically heterogeneous couples. Uses Australian data from the 1970s to show that divorce risks are consistent with a modified model of behavioral convergence in which divorce rates for mixed marriages are largely a function of revealed group preferences for divorce and convergence between them. A convergence model may offer a useful point to departure for understanding similar behaviors in different sociocultural settings. (KW)
Descriptors: Adults, Divorce, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Problems, Marital Instability, Marriage
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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