The division of child care among mothers, fathers, and nonparental care providers in Dutch two-parent families

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1018-1028

  Van Dijk, Liset ^a   Siegers, Jacques J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child care; Division of labor; Netherlands; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039712647     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353988     Document Type: Article

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