Running Head: Union Transitions Among Cohabiting Parents Better Parents, More Stable Partners: Union Transitions Among Cohabiting Parents
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Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 3219 College St. Box 20389, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA 31404 ([email protected]) This article was edited by Jay Teachman. Forthcoming, Journal of Marriage and Family Fragile Families Working Paper: WP11-15-FF
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Better Parents, More Stable Partners: Union Transitions among Cohabiting Parents
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