Mate selection in Jordan: Effects of sex, socio-economic status, and culture

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-168

  Khallad, Yacoub ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Culture; Jordanians; Mate preferences; Sex; Socio economic status; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 17644365185     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407505050940     Document Type: Article

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