The end of romance: The demystification of love in the postmodern age

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 549-580

  Dowd, James J ^a   Pallotta, Nicole R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034563775     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1389548     Document Type: Article

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