Understandings and experiences of involved fathering in the United Kingdom: Exploring classed dimensions

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 624, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-60

  Gillies, Val ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class; Fathering; Men; Parenting; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350414282     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716209334295     Document Type: Article

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