A cross-cultural comparison of mate preferences among university students: The United States vs. The People's Republic of China (PRC)

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Toro Morn, Maura ^a   Sprecher, Susan ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COLLEGE STUDENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NORTH AMERICA; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORY;

EID: 0041308373     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.34.2.151     Document Type: Article

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