Moms at work and dads at home: Children's evaluations of parental roles

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-29

  Sinno, Stefanie M ^a   Killen, Melanie ^b  

^a MUHLENBERG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 58849141613     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888690802606735     Document Type: Article

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