Taking 'women's work' 'like a man': Husbands' experiences of care work

Gerontologist

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 516-527

  Calasanti, Toni ^a   King, Neal ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminist; Gender; Masculinity; Qualitative; Spousal care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMININITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MASCULINITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 34548686112     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/47.4.516     Document Type: Article

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