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| Journal of Marriage and the… | 1 |
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| Fenelon, Bill | 1 |
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Peer reviewedFenelon, Bill – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1971
The "frontier atmosphere" explanation of high divorce rates in western areas of the United States was partially vindicated when comparisons were made between divorce rates in states having high migration rates and lower social costs with those states having low migration rates and higher social costs. (Author/CG)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Demography, Marital Status, Social Differences
