Gender differences in perceptions of household crowding: Stress, affiliation, and role obligations in rural India

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 417-436

  Ruback, R Barry ^a   Pandey, Janak ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030131673     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb01857.x     Document Type: Review

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