Extensive mothering: Employed mothers' constructions of the good mother

Gender and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-96

  Christopher, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

family; work family; work occupations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856203312     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243211427700     Document Type: Article

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