De-standardization of family-life trajectories of young adults: A cross-national comparison using sequence analysis

European Journal of Population

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 225-250

  Elzinga, Cees H ^a   Liefbroer, Aart C ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; De standardization; Family life trajectories; Sequence analysis; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 34848830378     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-007-9133-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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