The changing culture of fatherhood in comic-strip families: A six-decade analysis

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 375-387

  Larossa, Ralph ^a   Jaret, Charles ^a   Gadgil, Malati ^b   Wynn, G Robert ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comic strips; Culture; Fatherhood; Gender; Motherhood; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034178447     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00375.x     Document Type: Review

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