Cultures of mothering and car use in suburban Sydney: A preliminary investigation

Geoforum

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-353

  Dowling, Robyn ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cars; Culture; Motherhood; Suburb; Transport

Indexed keywords

CAR USE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; GENDER ROLE; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN SOCIETY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034046595     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7185(99)00048-2     Document Type: Article

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