Live-in foreign domestic workers and their impact on Hong Kong's middle class families

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 509-528

  Chan, Annie Hau Nung ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Family dynamics; Hong Kong; Middle class families; Paid domestic workers; Parental roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844464935     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-005-7847-4     Document Type: Review

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