“Supermoms” of the Nineties: Homemaker and Employed Mothers' Performance and Perceptions of the Motherhood Role

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 776-792

  Demeis, Debra K ^a   Perkins, H Wesley ^a  

^a HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

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EID: 0030295866     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251396017006003     Document Type: Article

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