The task of being content: Expatriate wives in Beijing, emotional work and patriarchal bargain

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 18-31

  Arieli, Daniella ^a  

^a The Emek Yizreel Valley College ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Emotional work; Expatriate wives; Patriarchal bargain

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547495039     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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