Secular changes in the association of parental divorce and children's educational attainment - Evidence from three British birth cohorts

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 437-455

  Ely, M ^a   Richards, M P M ^a   Wadsworth, M E J ^b   Elliott, B J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL CHANGE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032741418     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279499005693     Document Type: Article

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