The influence of ideational dimensions of social change on family formation in Nepal

International Family Change: Ideational Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 251-280

  Axinn, William G ^a   Ghimire, Dirgha J ^a   Barber, Jennifer S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77956326703     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203809648     Document Type: Chapter

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