Should mothers work? Age and attitudes in Germany, Italy and Sweden

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-205

  Sundstrom, E ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Attitudes; Gender relations; Social policies; Welfare states; Women; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007201262     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2397.00083     Document Type: Article

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