The marital construction of gender through work and family decisions: A qualitative analysis

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-100

  Zvonkovic, Anisa M ^a   Greaves, Kathleen M ^a   Schmiege, Cynthia J ^a   Hall, Leslie D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender perspective; Marital decision making; Qualitative methods; Work and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010958085     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353379     Document Type: Article

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