Sex differences in social support in sororities and fraternities

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 260-272

  Woodward, Michael S ^a   Rosenfeld, Lawrence B ^b   May, Steven K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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EID: 0030376526     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909889609365456     Document Type: Article

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