Caregiving and wage-earning: A historical perspective on work and family

The Work and Family Handbook: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives and Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 73-98

  Boris, Eileen ^a   Lewis, Carolyn Herbst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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