Desperate housewives: The case of Chinese Si-Nais in Hong Kong

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-270

  Ho, Petula Sik Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese women; Housewives; Identity; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548037023     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109907302260     Document Type: Article

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