Love or Money?: Marriage Intentions among Young Cohabitors in Norway and Sweden

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-287

  Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug ^a   Bernhardt, Eva ^b   Noack, Turid ^a  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cohabitation; commitment; marriage intentions; Norway; satisfaction; socio economic resources; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956815459     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699310374488     Document Type: Article

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