William wants a doll. Can he have one? Feminists, child care advisors, and gender-neutral child rearing

Gender and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 456-479

  Martin, Karin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Advice books; Children; Feminism; Gender nonconformity; Homosexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944432158     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243204272968     Document Type: Review

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