Gender roles in marriage: What do they mean for girls' and boys' school achievement?

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-88

  Updegraff, Kimberly A ^a   McHale, Susan M ^b   Crouter, Ann C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030543082     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01537381     Document Type: Article

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