A review of the literature on the social and economic determinants of parental time

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 634-653

  Monna, Berenice ^a   Gauthier, Anne H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child care; Family policy; Parenting; Time use

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349167252     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-008-9121-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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