Expressed Attitudes of Adolescents Toward Marriage and Family Life.
In the U.S., modifications in family structure and in attitudes concerning marriage and family life have been numerous. Areas such as sexual behavior and alternative living arrangements have become highly varied and nontraditional compared to past generations. This study examined the attitudes of ad...
| Published in: | Adolescence Vol. 38; no. 150; pp. 359 - 368 |
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Libra Publishers Inc.
Summer2003
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