Social change and the family: Comparative perspectives from the west, China, and South Asia

Sociological Forum

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 746-779

  Thornton, Arland ^a   Fricke, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0001253588     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: 15737861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01124383     Document Type: Article

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