Later marriages or fewer? Changes in the marital behavior of Japanese women

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1023-1034

  Raymo, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed marriage; Japan; Marriage market; Women's economic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040633257     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353643     Document Type: Article

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