Sociology and Studies of Gender, Caregiving, and Inequality

Sociology Compass

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 968-983

  Oliker, Stacey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 80155189669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2011.00417.x     Document Type: Review

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