Gender differences in the impact of family background on leaving the parental home

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-71

  Blaauboer, Marjolein ^a   Mulder, Clara H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Family structure; Gender differences; Leaving the parental home; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER DISPARITY; PARENTAL CARE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77949308117     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-009-9166-9     Document Type: Article

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