The transition of courtship, mate selection, and marriage in China

Mate Selection Across Cultures

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 231-246

  Xia, Yan R ^a   Zhou, Zhi G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 34248672678     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781452204628.n13     Document Type: Chapter

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