Paternal investment prospects and cross-national differences in single parenthood

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-177

  Barber, Nigel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Marriage market; Out of wedlock births; Paternal investment; Paternal investment theory; Single parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037731613     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069397103037002001     Document Type: Article

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