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Peer reviewedSmock, Pamela J. – Social Forces, 1994
Analysis of national survey data found that, among young adult couples separating or divorcing during the 1980s, women's postdisruption economic welfare was significantly lower than men's within all racial-ethnic groups. This disparity stemmed, directly and indirectly, from women's roles as primary child caretakers and was not related to gender…
Descriptors: Blacks, Divorce, Economic Impact, Educational Attainment
