Immigration and Mothering: Case Studies from Two Generations of Korean Immigrant Women

Gender and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 840-860

  Moon, Seungsook ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender division of labor in families; Immigration; Middle class; Mothering; Women's paid employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242550639     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243203257200     Document Type: Article

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