Beyond the overall balance: The significance of particular tasks and procedures for perceptions of fairness in distributions of household work

Social Justice Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 359-376

  Goodnow, Jacqueline J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Close relationships; Household work; Justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005325984     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023295018444     Document Type: Article

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