Generational differences in women's attitudes towards paid employment in a British city: The role of habitus

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-328

  James, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bourdieu; Habitus; Oxford; Women; Work orientations

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; LABOR MARKET; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; OXFORD; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67650340766     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09663690902836342     Document Type: Article

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