Grateful slaves and self-made women: Fact and fantasy in women's work orientations

European Sociological Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 101-121

  Hakim, Catherine ^a  

^a SOMERVILLE COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34247809992     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a036590     Document Type: Article

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