On the normative foundations of marriage and cohabitation: Results from group discussions in eastern and western Germany
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.53
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Keywords
marriage; cohabitation; nonmarital childbearing; second demographic transition; value change; focus groups; Germany;All these keywords.
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- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General
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