Attitudes Toward Family and Gender Roles: A Comparison of English and French Canadian Women

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages

  Wu, Zheng ^a   Baer, Douglas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

English French differences; Family attitudes; Gender roles; Women in reproductive years

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEX ROLE;

EID: 1542424487     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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