Do sons prevent marital disruption more than daughters? Evidence from Italy

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 238-256

  Todesco, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Divorce; Italy; Marital dissolution; Sex of children

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951991063     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10502551003597899     Document Type: Article

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