Child-free and unmarried: Changes in the life planning of young east German women

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1170-1179

  Adler, Marina A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

East German women; Family formation; Gender; Life planning; Work and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844224565     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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