Being the "Go-To Guy": Fatherhood, masculinity, and the organization of work in silicon valley

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 379-405

  Cooper, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatherhood; Labor process; Masculinity; Silicon Valley

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007076918     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005522707921     Document Type: Article

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