Gender, control, and marital commitment

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-25

  Stets, J E ^a   Hammons, S A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036226772     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X02023001001     Document Type: Article

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