Orientations to motherhood and male partner support among women in Mexico and Mexican-origin women in the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1805-1813

  Guendelman, Sylvia ^a   Malin, Christina ^a   Herr Harthorn, Barbara ^b   Noemi Vargas, Patricia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gender roles; Mexican; Mexican American; Motherhood; Partner support; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CHILDBEARING; GENDER RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; WOMENS STATUS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY PLANNING; FATHER; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; IMMIGRANT; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MEXICO; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RESPONSIBILITY; SEX ROLE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MOTHERS; PARENTING; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES;

MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035007941     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00296-3     Document Type: Article

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