Change in attitudes about employed mothers: Exposure, interests, and gender ideology discrepancies

Social Science Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 366-382

  Kroska, Amy ^a   Elman, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Control theory; Gender ideology; Interests; Socialization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 63649153408     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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