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- Authors
- Betzig, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corresponding author
- Betzig, Laura
- ORCID
- Betzig, Laura
- Venue
- Current Anthropology
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1989-12
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 654-676
- ISSN
- 0011-3204 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-5382
- OpenAlex
- W2042572142
- Cited by
- 518
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 27 · 2014: 28 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 20
- FWCI
- 48.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Anthropology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Marriage and Family Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Keywords
- divorce, causes of divorce, cross-cultural comparison, marriage
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