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  1. Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska, 60308, Lincoin, Nebraska

    Alan Booth & David R. Johnson

  2. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, USA

    John N. Edwards

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This paper is a summary of the articles “Crowding and Family Relations” appearing in theAmerican Sociological Review (April, 1976); “The Effect of Crowding on Child Health and Development” appearing inAmerican Behavioral Scientist (July/August, 1975); and “Crowding and Reproduction” appearing inHealth and Society (Summer, 1976). It was also presented to the Study Group on Research on the Interaction between Family and Society, October, 1975. The views expressed here are the authors' and not necessarily those of the Ministry of State for Urban Affairs, Government of Canada, Which provided the support necessary to conduct the investigation.

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Booth, A., Johnson, D.R. & Edwards, J.N. Urban crowding and the family. Popul Environ 2, 74–86 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00972603

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