Cross-national variation in the influence of employment hours on child care time

European Sociological Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 421-442

  Sayer, Liana C ^a   Gornick, Janet C ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84864424470     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcr008     Document Type: Review

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