Better homes and families: Housing markets and young couple stability in Sweden

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 891-903

  Lauster, Nathanael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Demography; Family policy; Housing; Stability; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849434228     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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