Young mothers in late modernity: Sacrifice, respectability and the transformative neo-liberal subject

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 275-288

  Baker, Joanne ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Femininity; Gender; Neo liberalism; Parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449625344     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260902773809     Document Type: Article

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