Different pathways out of the parental home: A comparison of West Germany and Italy

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Rusconi, Alessandra ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FAMILY; GERMANY; HOME; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; ITALY; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGIOUS GROUP; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIETY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 4344680458     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.35.4.627     Document Type: Review

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