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ERIC Number: EJ142112
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Premarital Pregnancy and Marital Instability
Furstenberg, Frank F., Jr.
Journal of Social Issues, 32, 1, 67-86, W 76
The marital histories of 203 young women who became premaritally pregnant in their early teens and 90 of their classmates most of whom married before pregnancy show that disruption in the courtship process and limited economic resources are the most important factors in marital dissolution. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Divorce, Family Problems, Females, Illegitimate Births, Marital Instability, Marital Status, Marriage, Pregnancy, Socioeconomic Status
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