Supermum, superwife, supereverything: Performing femininity in the transition to motherhood

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-180

  Choi, P ^a   Henshaw, C ^b   Baker, Sarah ^b   Tree, J ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTHOOD; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 20444458315     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830500129487     Document Type: Article

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