The construction of motherhood: Tasks, relational connection, and gender equality

Family Relations

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-345

  Cowdery, Randi S ^a   Knudson Martin, Carmen ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Gender equality; Marriage and family therapy; Motherhood; Mothering; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844438508     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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