Getting by with a little help from workplace friends: Workplace culture, social support, and family cohesion

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 400-419

  Pedersen, Daphne E ^a   Minnotte, Krista Lynn ^a   Mannon, Susan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual earners; Family cohesion; Social support; Workplace culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649731025     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494929.2010.528322     Document Type: Article

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