Between the estate and the state: Struggling to be a 'good' mother

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-138

  Vincent, Carol ^a   Ball, Stephen J ^a   Braun, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Mothering; Mothers; Working class

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950939595     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690903538976     Document Type: Article

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