“Feminism Begins at Home”: The Influence of Mother Gender Socialization on Daughter Career andMotherhood Aspirations as Channeled Through Daughter Feminist Identification

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 81-98

  Colaner, Colleen Warner ^a   Rittenour, Christine E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career Aspirations; Feminism; Gender Socialization; Mother Daughter Communication; Well Being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920585435     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2014.965839     Document Type: Article

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