Women of the "sandwich" generation and multiple roles: The case of Russian immigrants of the 1990s in Israel

Sex Roles

Volumn 40, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 347-378

  Remennick, Larissa I ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0033084355     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018815425195     Document Type: Article

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