Couple perceptions of their similarities and differences: A dialectical perspective

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 491-514

  Baxter, Leslie A ^a   West, Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialectics; Differences; Similarities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041325124     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02654075030204004     Document Type: Review

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