Beyond 'juggling' and 'flexibility': Classed and gendered experiences of combining employment and motherhood

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-134

  Armstrong, Jo ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bourdieu; Class; Employment; Feminism; Gender; Habitus; Life Course; Motherhood; Qualitative Research; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745795753     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1277     Document Type: Review

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