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Professor Sanchez’ research addresses the gender division of labor and how struggles and negotiations over the meanings of
masculinity and femininity in public arenas and private life affect U.S. families. A vein of her research covers housework,
employment and leisure patterns among various populations, and whether gender inequities cause perceptions of unfairness and
relationship difficulties. Currently, she and her colleagues (Steven L. Nock, University of Virginia and James D. Wright,
University of Central Florida) are finishing a study on Louisiana’s covenant marriage law. This study, funded originally by
the National Science Foundation and a private foundation, uses quantitative and qualitative data to examine potential differences
between covenant- and standard-married newlyweds in marital quality and stability, parenting intentions and practices, and
divorce processes. Professor Sanchez is also studying attitudes toward gay marriage among straight and gay populations.
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