The second demographic transition in the United States: Exception or textbook example?

Population and Development Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 669-698

  Lesthaeghe, Ron J ^a   Neidert, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FERTILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751547486     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2006.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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