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Statistical errors, faulty conclusions, misguided policy: reply to Weitzman.

A reply to a commentary by Lenore J. Weitzman on the writer's “A Re-Evalution of the Economic Consequences of Divorce,” both of which appear in this issue. In his article, the writer had discussed Weitzman's The Divorce Revolution: The Unexpected Social and Economic Consequences for Women and Chil...

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Published in:American Sociological Review Vol. 61; pp. 539 - 541
Main Author: Peterson, Richard R.
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. June 1996
Subjects:
Divorced people
Economic history
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