The effects of transitions in marital status on men's performance of housework

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 700-711

  Gupta, Sanjiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Divorce; Gender; Housework; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033177116     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353571     Document Type: Article

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