Reflections on a Cross-National Qualitative Study of Within-Household Finances

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 640-650

  Nyman, Charlott ^a   Reinikainen, Lasse ^a   Stocks, Janet ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Trinity Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross national comparative research; Family economics; Family roles; Gender; Housework division of labor; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878008615     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12033     Document Type: Article

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