Education and occupations: Reexamining the conventional wisdom about later first births among American mothers

Sociological Forum

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 423-443

  Edwards, Mark Evan ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth timing; Education; First birth; Motherhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141800026     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019679023616     Document Type: Review

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