Division of Household Labor among Black Couples and White Couples

Social Forces

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 301-332

  Orbuch, Terri L ^a   Eyster, Sandra L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031507261     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/76.1.301     Document Type: Article

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