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Introduction to Special Issue on “Divorce and the Life Course”

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  • Teresa M. Cooney

    (Department of Sociology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA)

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With the severe upswing in divorce experienced by developed nations in the last fifty years, social scientists in many disciplines are intensifying their focus on marital dissolution and its implications for society, families, and individuals [...]

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  • Teresa M. Cooney, 2022. "Introduction to Special Issue on “Divorce and the Life Course”," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(5), pages 1-4, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:11:y:2022:i:5:p:202-:d:808576
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