Time away from "smelling the roses": Where do mothers raising children with disabilities find the time to work?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 667-679

  Brandon, Peter ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Children with disabilities; Family stress; Gender; Health inequalities; Time use diaries; Work and family

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISABILITY; GENDER ISSUE; MATERNAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; TIME ALLOCATION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; DISABILITY; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MATERNAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKING MOTHER; WORKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; TIME MANAGEMENT; WOMEN, WORKING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ROSA;

EID: 34447526128     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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