Conceptions of adulthood among migrant women workers in China

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 255-265

  Zhong, Juan ^a   Arnett, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese women workers; conceptions of adulthood; emerging adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CAREER; CHINA; CONCEPTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIED WOMAN; MIGRANT WORKER; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 84898968263     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025413515133     Document Type: Article

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