Changing social expectations for work and family involvement among Korean fathers

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-305

  Young, In Kwon ^a   Roy, Kevin M ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB SATISFACTION; KOREA; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 34249942378     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.38.2.285     Document Type: Article

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