"To cook, sew, to be a man": The socialization for competence and Black men's involvement in housework

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 261-274

  Penha Lopes, Vânia ^a  

^a BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Childhood socialization; Housework

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746385816     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9343-1     Document Type: Article

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