Marriage and money: The effect of marital status on attitudes toward pay and finances

Work and Occupations

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-88

  Gorman, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034131605     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888400027001004     Document Type: Article

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