"My daughter has a career; I just raised babies": The psychological consequences of women's intergenerational social comparisons

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 132-154

  Carr, Deborah ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Camden Campus of Rutgers The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

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EID: 3142700940     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250406700202     Document Type: Review

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