Social Exchange Theories and sexuality

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-43

  Sprecher, Susan ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY; THEORY;

EID: 0031749017     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499809551915     Document Type: Review

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