Toward a synthesis of feminist and demographic perspectives on fertility

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-104

  McDaniel, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0030544335     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1996.tb02332.x     Document Type: Article

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