Commensal careers at entry into marriage: Establishing commensal units and managing commensal circles

Sociological Review

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 378-397

  Sobal, Jeffery ^a   Bove, Caron F ^a   Rauschenbach, Barbara S ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 0036702776     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-954X.00388     Document Type: Review

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