Declining fertility: Intentions, attitudes and aspirations

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-44

  Mitchell, Deborah ^a   Gray, Edith ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family policy; Fertility; Gender roles; Life course

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846977418     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783307073933     Document Type: Article

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