Practices of dual earner couples successfully balancing work and family

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-234

  Haddock, Shelley A ^a   Zimmerman, Toni Schindler ^a   Ziemba, Scott J ^a   Lyness, Kevin P ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Dual earner; Opportunity costs; Tradeoffs; Work family balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744830308     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-006-9014-y     Document Type: Article

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