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50 Years of ERIC
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Bernardi, Laura; Keim, Sylvia; von der Lippe, Holger – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2007
This article uses a mixed methods design to investigate the effects of social influence on family formation in a sample of eastern and western German young adults at an early stage of their family formation. Theoretical propositions on the importance of informal interaction for fertility and family behavior are still rarely supported by systematic…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Social Influences, Social Networks