Fathers and gender traditionalism: Perception of inequality and life roles

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-181

  Paterna, Consuelo ^a,b   Martínez, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Área de Psicología Social   (Spain)

Author keywords

Family; Gender roles; Paternity; Satisfaction; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845243929     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600006077     Document Type: Article

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