Attitudes Toward Women’s Work and Family Roles in the United States, 1976–2013

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 41-54

  Donnelly, Kristin ^a   Twenge, Jean M ^b   Clark, Malissa A ^c   Shaikh, Samia K ^c   Beiler May, Angela ^c   Carter, Nathan T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural change; family; family work relationships; generations; sex role attitudes; working women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODEL; MONITORING; SEX ROLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WORKING MOTHER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84960091529     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684315590774     Document Type: Article

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