The new gender essentialism - Domestic and family 'choices' and their relation to attitudes

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 601-620

  Crompton, Rosemary ^a   Lyonette, Clare ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choices; Employment; Gender essentialism; Gender roles; Traditionalism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 29144499247     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2005.00085.x     Document Type: Review

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