Partner choice and women's paid work in Sweden: The role of earnings

European Sociological Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 295-316

  Henz, Ursula ^a   Sundström, Marianne ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0035457961     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/17.3.295     Document Type: Article

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