Choosing a mate in television dating games: The influence of setting, culture, and gender

Sex Roles

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 83-106

  Hetsroni, Amir ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0033622389     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007084211572     Document Type: Article

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