Family dissolution, family reconstitution, and children's educational careers: Recent evidence for Sweden

Demography

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-293

  Jonsson, Jan O ^a   Gähler, Michael ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FAMILY DISSOLUTION; FAMILY RECONSTITUTION; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; SOCIAL TRENDS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; POVERTY; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; POVERTY; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL MOBILITY; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0031131555     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2061705     Document Type: Article

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