The division of labor across the transition to parenthood: A justice perspective

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 930-943

  Kluwer, Esther S ^a   Heesink, José A M ^b   Van de Vliert, Evert ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distributive justice; Division of labor; Procedural justice; Social comparison; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036856571     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2002.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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