Gender and families: Feminist perspectives and family research

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1160-1172

  Fox, Greer Litton ^b   Murry, Velma McBride ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminist perspectives; Feminist research; Gender and families

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034311616     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.01160.x     Document Type: Review

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