Framing Men's Experience in the Procreative Realm

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1011-1036

  Marsiglio, William ^a   Lohan, Maria ^b   Culley, Lorraine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fatherhood; masculinities; pregnancy; procreative consciousness; procreative decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880480314     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X13484260     Document Type: Article

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