Interactions Between Cultural and Economic Determinants of Divorce in The Netherlands

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-89

  Kalmijn, Matthijs ^a   De Graaf, Paul M ^b   Poortman, Anne Rigt ^c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Divorce; Gender roles; Marital specialization; The Netherlands; Women's employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642324106     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2004.00006.x     Document Type: Review

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