States as molders of informal relations? A multilevel test on social participation in 20 Western countries

European Societies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-255

  van der Meer, Thomas ^a   Scheepers, Peer ^a   te Grotenhuis, Manfred ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Family; Friends; ISSP; New institutionalism; Social networks; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651052248     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: 14698307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616690802133293     Document Type: Article

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