Bringing norms back in: A theoretical and empirical discussion of their importance for understanding demographic behaviour

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 287-305

  Liefbroer, Aart C ^a   Billari, Francesco C ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Life course; Sanctions; Second demographic transition; Social norms; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77954290443     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.552     Document Type: Review

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