Division of household work between partners: A comparison of Black and White couples

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-145

  Yoshinorikamo, ^a   Cohen, Ellen L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; WORK;

EID: 0032446790     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.29.1.131     Document Type: Article

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