Multiple caretaking of infants and young children: An area in critical need of a feminist psychological anthropology

Ethos

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 538-556

  Seymour, Susan ^a  

^a PITZER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Feminism; India; Infants; Multiple childcare

Indexed keywords

EID: 13244287847     PISSN: 00912131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/eth.2004.32.4.538     Document Type: Review

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