Perceived housework equity, marital happiness, and divorce in dual-earner households

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-73

  Frisco, Michelle L ^a   Williams, Kristi ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21144445054     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X02238520     Document Type: Review

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