'Life in Happy Land': Using virtual space and doing motherhood in Hong Kong

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-188

  Chan, Annie Hau Nung ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Internet; Virtual space; Working mothers

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; INTERNET; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 40749149641     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09663690701863281     Document Type: Article

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