Effects of union type on division of household labor: Do cohabiting men really perform more housework?

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1246-1272

  Davis, Shannon N ^a   Greenstein, Theodore N ^b   Gerteisen Marks, Jennifer P ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Cross national; Division of household labor

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547683692     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07300968     Document Type: Article

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