Cognitive acrobatics in the construction of worker-mother identity

Sex Roles

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 447-459

  Johnston, Deirdre D ^a   Swanson, Debra H ^a  

^a HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discursive analysis; Identity construction; Intensive mothering expectations; Worker parent identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548253011     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9267-4     Document Type: Article

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