Maternal gatekeeping: Mothers' beliefs and behaviors that inhibit greater father involvement in family work

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 199-212

  Allen, Sarah M ^a   Hawkins, Alan J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic labor; Fathers; Mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033074696     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353894     Document Type: Article

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