Working-class fathers and childcare: The economic and family contexts of fathering in the UK

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-37

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fathers; Parenting; Social class; Working class

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650484062     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668803.2010.506028     Document Type: Article

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