Is it our day or the bride's day? The division of wedding labor and its meaning for couples

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 215-234

  Sniezek, Tamara ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple; Gender; Interaction; Planning; Relationship equality; Wedding

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944468732     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-005-6368-7     Document Type: Review

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