Higher male educational hypergamy: Evidence from Portugal

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 303-313

  Correia, Hamilton R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSORTATIVE MATING; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERIAL STATE; POLYGAMY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTUGAL; SAMPLING; SOCIAL STATUS; TASTE PREFERENCE;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PORTUGAL;

EID: 0037378853     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932003003031     Document Type: Article

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