What is fatherhood?: Searching for the reflexive father

Sociology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 487-502

  Williams, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detraditionalization; Fatherhood; Individualization; Reflexive modernization; Tradition

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849085734     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038508088837     Document Type: Article

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