Specialization and happiness in marriage: A U.S.-Japan comparison

Social Science Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1216-1234

  Lee, Kristen Schultz ^a   Ono, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Family; Gender; Marital happiness; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HISTORY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51349168141     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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