Marriage form and duration of postmarital co-residence with parents in rural China: Evidence from Songzi

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Li, Shuzhuo ^a   Feldman, Marcus W ^b   Jin, Xiaoyi ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Duration of co residence; Marriage form; Rural China

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; FAMILY LIFE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 18044389171     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.36.1.121     Document Type: Article

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