Understanding parental gender preferences in advanced societies: Lessons from Sweden and Finland

Demographic Research

Volumn 17, Issue , 2007, Pages 135-156

  Andersson, Gunnar ^a   Hank, Karsten ^b   Vikat, Andres ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^c United Nations Economic Commission for Europe   (Switzerland)

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EID: 35348909581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2007.17.6     Document Type: Article

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