Lifestyle Preference Theory: No match for young Australian women

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 249-265

  Johnstone, Melissa ^a   Lee, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

aspirations; family; lifestyle preference theory; women; work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975058730     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783313518247     Document Type: Article

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