Procreative mothers (sexual difference) and child-free sisters (gender): Feminism and fertility

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 415-426

  Mitchell, Juliet C W ^a,b  

^a JESUS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic change; Feminism; Fertility; Gender; Sexual difference

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644246107     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506804046812     Document Type: Conference Paper

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