Place, class and local circuits of reproduction: Exploring the social geography of middle-class childcare in London

Urban Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2163-2182

  McDowell, Linda ^a   Ward, Kevin ^b   Perrons, Diane ^c   Ray, Kath ^d   Fagan, Colette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; NEIGHBORHOOD; SENSE OF PLACE; URBAN SOCIETY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751181035     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980600936509     Document Type: Article

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