Gender and Occupational Identity in a Canadian Census

Historical Methods

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 57-70

  Inwood, Kris ^a   Reid, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Census; Occupation; Women; Work

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0034832846     PISSN: 01615440     EISSN: 19401906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01615440109598972     Document Type: Article

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