"It was a horrible shock": The experience of motherhood and women's family size preferences

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-21

  Read, Donna M Y ^a   Crockett, Judith ^b   Mason, Robyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY STRUCTURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOMENS STATUS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 81155145927     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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