Does Marital Status Make a Difference?: Housework Among Married and Cohabiting Men and Women

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 401-420

  Shelton, Beth Anne ^a   John, Daphne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 21144468584     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251393014003004     Document Type: Article

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