Changing lives, resistant institutions: A new generation negotiates gender, work, and family change

Sociological Forum

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 735-753

  Gerson, Kathleen ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Gender; Marriage; Social change; Social institutions; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350031126     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2009.01134.x     Document Type: Article

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