Changing attitudes toward marriage and children in six countries

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-200

  Gubernskaya, Zoya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cross national research; Family; Marriage; Social attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953385559     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2010.53.2.179     Document Type: Article

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