Social change, premarital nonfamily experience, and spouse choice in an arranged marriage society

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1181-1218

  Ghimire, Dirgha J ^a   Axinn, William G ^a   Yabiku, Scott T ^b   Thornton, Arland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645683838     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498468     Document Type: Article

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