A comparative study of marital dissolution in East Asian societies: Gender attitudes and social expectations towards marriage in Taiwan, Korea and Japan

Asian Journal of Social Science

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 751-775

  Yang, Wen Shan ^a   Yen, Pei Chih ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

gender attitude; Japan; Korea; marital dissolution; marital power; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENDER ROLE; MARRIAGE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS STATUS;

JAPAN; KOREA; TAIWAN;

EID: 84863352176     PISSN: 15684849     EISSN: 15685314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853111X619210     Document Type: Article

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