Friendship and gender in Russia and the United States

Sex Roles

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 131-140

  Sheets, Virgil L ^a   Lugar, Robyn ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Friendship; Gender; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244369752     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-1200-0     Document Type: Article

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