Cultural viability and gender egalitarianism: An elusive balance yet to be struck

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Mackey, Wade C ^a   Immerman, Ronald S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth rates; Cultural evolution; Education; Gender roles; Natural increase

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036744905     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.33.4.475     Document Type: Review

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