Choice and the relationship between indentities and behaviour for mothers with pre-school children: Some implications for policy from a UK study

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 455-478

  Himmelweit, Susan ^a   Sigala, Maria ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; LABOR PARTICIPATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3843137396     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279404007779     Document Type: Article

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