Promising the future: Virginity pledges and first intercourse

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 859-912

  Bearman, Peter S ^a   Brückner, Hannah ^a  

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EID: 0035233908     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320295     Document Type: Article

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