The diversity of pathways to adulthood in France: Evidence from a holistic approach

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 89-96

  Robette, Nicolas ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

France; Life course; Optimal matching analysis; Pathways to adulthood; Sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649489042     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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