Relational Identity and the Division of Household Labor

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 619-637

  Garrido, Edward F ^a   Acitelli, Linda K ^b  

^a University of Houston ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

division of household labor; identity; relationship maintenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993735975     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407599165004     Document Type: Article

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