Family policy in Sweden

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-92

  Haas, Linda ^a,b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sociology Department   (United States)

^c Department of Women's Studies ^*

Author keywords

Children's rights; Family policy; Gender equality; Sweden; Voluntary parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005520029     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02265031     Document Type: Article

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