Work, family and well-being. Can the law help?

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-167

  Lews, Suzan ^a   Lewis, Jererny ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Uttleton Chambers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY LIFE; GENDER; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING; WORK;

EID: 0030920402     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8333.1997.tb00340.x     Document Type: Article

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