Combining methods: A key to understanding complexity in European societies?

European Societies

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 399-421

  Hantrais, Linda ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross national comparisons; Family and welfare; Methods; Quantitative and qualitative paradigms; Research and policy; Social science

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844517123     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616690500194035     Document Type: Article

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