Religion and fertility

Mankind Quarterly

Volumn , Issue 4, 2003, Pages 377-408

  Immerman, Ronald S ^a   Mackey, Wade C ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cultural evolution; Gender complementarity; Gender egalitarianism; Religion

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; GENDER RELATIONS; RELIGION;

EID: 0141975855     PISSN: 00252344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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