But i am a good mom: The social construction of motherhood through health-care conversations

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 433-473

  Tardy, Rebecca W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 0034414334     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124100129023963     Document Type: Review

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