The effect of children's sex on parent's gender-role attitudes: An extension using Japanese data

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 204-219

  Kamo, Yoshinori ^a   Warner, Rebecca L ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTHOOD; SEX ROLE; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0345698758     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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