Healthcare Work in Marriage: How Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Spouses Encourage and Coerce Medical Care

Marriage benefits health in part because spouses promote one another’s well-being, yet how spouses facilitate formal healthcare (e.g., doctor’s visits, emergency care) via what we call healthcare work is unknown. Moreover, like other aspects of the marital-health link, healthcare work dynamics likel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gebhardt-Kram, L. (Author), Kissling, A. (Author), Reczek, C. (Author), Umberson, D. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Sociological Association 2018
Subjects:
gay
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