Romantic Relationships Among Unmarried African Americans and Caribbean Blacks: Findings From the National Survey of American Life
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عنوان ژورنال: Family Relations
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0197-6664,1741-3729
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00498.x