Durkheim's prediction about the declining importance of the family and inheritance: Evidence from the wills of providence, 1775-1985

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 503-519

  Schwartz, T P ^a  

^a Social Research Services   (United States)

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EID: 0040747872     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1996.tb00751.x     Document Type: Article

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