The division of labor among egalitarian and traditional women: Differences in discontent, social comparison, and false consensus

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 759-779

  Buunk, Bram P ^a   Kluwer, Esther S ^a   Schuurman, Mieke K ^a   Siero, Frans W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0034391442     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02822.x     Document Type: Article

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