Egalitarianism, Housework, and Sexual Frequency in Marriage

American Sociological Review

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-50

  Kornrich, Sabino ^a   Brines, Julie ^b   Leupp, Katrina ^b  

^a Juan March Institute   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; household labor; marriage; sexual frequency

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL THEORY; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 84873320995     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122412472340     Document Type: Article

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