Meaning of marriage for men during their transition to fatherhood: The Swiss context

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 107-125

  Le Goff, Jean Marie ^a   Ryser, Valérie Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (FORS)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Institutions; Life course; Marriage; Nonmarital births; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949563914     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494921003648654     Document Type: Article

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