Estimating the reciprocal effect of gender role attitudes and family formation: A log-linear path model with latent variables

European Journal of Population

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-221

  Moors, Guy ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Family formation; Gender role; Germany; Latent variables

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER RELATIONS; MODELING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

GERMANY;

EID: 0038241544     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023347023126     Document Type: Article

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