The effects of work history and timing of marriage on the division of household labor: A life-course perspective

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 78-90

  Pittman, Joe F ^a   Blanchard, David ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender roles; Housework; Life course; Marital timing; Work history

Indexed keywords

EID: 2842588107     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353378     Document Type: Article

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