Food preparation and the division of domestic labour among newly married and cohabiting couples

British Food Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 570-579

  Kemmer, Debbie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family life; Food; Gender; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944512519     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070709910288261     Document Type: Article

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