The boundaries between marriage, nonmarriage, and parenthood: Changes in behavior and policy in postwar Britain

Journal of Family History

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 372-387

  Lewis, Jane ^a   Kiernan, Kathleen ^a  

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EID: 0030525032     PISSN: 03631990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036319909602100306     Document Type: Article

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