Fertility and Commitment: Bringing Men Back In
Population and Development ReviewPublished 1 January 1996
Frances Goldscheider, Gayle Kaufman
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Frances K. Goldscheider, Gayle Kaufman, Fertility and Commitment: Bringing Men Back In, Population and Development Review, Vol. 22, Supplement: Fertility in the United States: New Patterns, New Theories (1996), pp. 87-99
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