Visions in monochrome: Families, marriage and the individualization thesis

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 491-509

  Smart, Carol ^a   Shipman, Beccy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Individualization; Sociology of the family; Transnational families

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844287801     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2004.00034.x     Document Type: Review

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