Families, time, and well-being in Canada

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 395-423

  Burton, Peter ^a   Phipp S, Shelley ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family; Happiness; Inequality; Life satisfaction; Time; Time crunch; Well being

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CANADA; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY SIZE; HISTORY; INCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CANADA; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; INCOME; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL MOBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CANADA;

EID: 80053299032     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.37.3.395     Document Type: Article

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