Gender regimes and cultures of care: Public support for maternal employment in Germany and the United States

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 229-253

  Adler, Marina A ^a   Brayfield, April ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude regime; Gender; Maternal employment; Work family policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747206176     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v39n03_02     Document Type: Review

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