Housework conflict and divorce: A multi-level analysis

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 638-656

  Ruppanner, Leah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

conflict; divorce; family; housework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864809119     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017012445106     Document Type: Article

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