Female breadwinner families: Their existence, persistence and sources

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-362

  Drago, Robert ^a,c   Black, David ^b   Wooden, Mark ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dual earner couples; Family structure; Female breadwinners; Gender role ideology; HILDA Survey; Longitudinal data

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144511231     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783305058465     Document Type: Review

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