What's love got to do with It? Equality, equity, commitment and women's marital quality

Social Forces

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1321-1345

  Bradford Wilcox, W ^a   Nock, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 33645896448     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2006.0076     Document Type: Article

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