Reproductive biology, technology, and gender inequality: An autobiographical essay

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-13

  Huber, Joan N ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Fertility; Lactation

Indexed keywords

EID: 50649088554     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.34.040507.134654     Document Type: Review

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