To have or not to have? Australian women's childbearing desires, expectations and outcomes

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-379

  Holton, Sara ^a   Fisher, Jane ^a,b   Rowe, Heather ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Childbearing; Fertility decision making; Motherhood; Theory; Women

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; FERTILITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80053931726     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12546-011-9072-3     Document Type: Article

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