The gendered meanings of assets for divorce

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-31

  Dew, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets; Commitment; Divorce; Gender; Marital satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849104944     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-008-9138-3     Document Type: Article

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