Love in the time of neo-liberalism: Gender, work, and power in a Costa Rican Marriage

Gender and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 511-530

  Mannon, Susan E ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic wor; Gender relations; Informal work; Marital power; Women's employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745616365     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243206288042     Document Type: Review

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