Hong Kong single working women’s pragmatic negotiation of work and personal space

Anthropology of Work Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 8-14

  Ng, Catherine W ^a   Ng, Evelyn G H ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33750687063     PISSN: 0883024X     EISSN: 15481417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/awr.2004.25.1-2.8     Document Type: Article

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