What kind of mother am I? Impression management and the social construction of motherhood

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 327-347

  Collett, Jessica L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 27144486150     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/si.2005.28.3.327     Document Type: Review

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