Parental leisure time: A gender comparison in five countries

Social Politics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 329-357

  Craig, Lyn ^a   Mullan, Killian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES   (Australia)

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EID: 84888249914     PISSN: 10724745     EISSN: 14682893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sp/jxt002     Document Type: Article

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