I. Childless by Choice? Ambivalence and the Female Identity

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 389-395

  Wager, Maaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 0034391716     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353500010003010     Document Type: Article

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