The persistence of the gendered division of domestic labour

European Sociological Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-57

  Breen, Richard ^a   Cooke, Lynn Prince ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 24144473719     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jci003     Document Type: Article

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