'My son's a bit dizzy.' 'my wife's a bit soft': Gender, children and cultures of parenting

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-62

  Valentine, Gill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002142927     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09663699725495     Document Type: Article

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