The intimate relationships of contemporary spinsters

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Simpson, Roona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Familial Change; Intimate Relationships; Single Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749666009     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1422     Document Type: Review

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