Stability and Change in the Division of Labor among Cohabiting Couples

Sociological Forum

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 677-702

  Miller, Amanda ^a   Sassler, Sharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Division of labor; Gender roles; Housework; Paid work; Working class

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958550249     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: 15737861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2010.01207.x     Document Type: Article

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