Transitions in partnership and parental status, gender, and political and civic participation

European Sociological Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-42

  Voorpostel, Marieke ^a   Coffé, Hilde ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84856481588     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcq046     Document Type: Review

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