Determinants of women's decision-making authority in Nigeria: The ethnic dimension

Sociological Forum

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 399-424

  Kritz, Mary M ^a   Makinwa Adebusoye, Paulina ^b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Africa; Ethnicity; Gender equity; Nigeria; Socioeconomic status; Wife decision authority

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033196897     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021495418633     Document Type: Article

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