The Impact of Parental Pressure for Grandchildren on Young People's Entry into Cohabitation and Marriage

Population Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-144

  Barber, Jennifer S ^a   Axinn, William G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHABITATION; FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR; MARRIAGE TRENDS; PARENTAL PRESSURE; POPULATION FERTILITY;

EID: 0031824193     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000150336     Document Type: Article

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