Labor markets, breadwinning, and beliefs: How economic context shapes men's gender ideology

Gender and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-243

  Cha, Youngjoo ^a   Thébaud, Sarah ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Breadwinning; Cross national; Economic dependency; Gender ideology; Labor market rigidity flexibility; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 63749123622     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243208330448     Document Type: Article

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