Division of labor among lesbian and heterosexual parenting couples: Correlates of specialized versus shared patterns

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-189

  Patterson, Charlotte J ^a   Sutfin, Erin L ^a   Fulcher, Megan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

division of labor; families; lesbian mother; parenting; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043125294     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JADE.0000035626.90331.47     Document Type: Article

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