'Manic Mums' and 'Distant Dads'? Gendered geographies of care and the journey to school

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 413-421

  Barker, John ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care; Children; Mobility; Parents; Place

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CULTURE; GENDER ROLE; MOBILITY; PARENTAL CARE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FATHER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952485803     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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