Attitudes toward women and motherhood: Their role in Australian women's childbearing behaviour

Sex Roles

Volumn 61, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 677-687

  Holton, Sara ^a   Fisher, Jane ^a   Rowe, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Childbearing desires; Childbearing outcomes; Motherhood; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350616120     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9659-8     Document Type: Article

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