Working and living: The effects of family responsibilities and characteristics on married women's work hours in the USA

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-56

  Omori, Megumi ^a   Smith, Danielle Taana ^b  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77952992308     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.41.1.43     Document Type: Article

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