Satisfaction with housework: Examining the paradox

Sociology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-120

  Baxter, Janeen ^a   Western, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Domestic division of labour; Equity; Fairness; Gender relations; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009452840     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038598032001007     Document Type: Article

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