Explaining women's employment patterns: 'orientations to work' revisited

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 118-136

  Crompton, Rosemary ^a   Harris, Fiona ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cross national; Employment; Occupational segregation; Women; Work orientations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

CAREER CHOICE; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0032016561     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/591266     Document Type: Article

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