Division of Household Labor as a Source of Contention for Married and Cohabiting Couples in Metropolitan Moscow

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 182-215

  Cubbins, Lisa A ^a   Vannoy, Dana ^b  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Household labor; Marital conflict; Russian couples; Thoughts of divorce

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142302697     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X03256499     Document Type: Article

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