Making marriage visible: Wedding anniversaries as the public component of private relationships

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Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 595-631

  Leeds Hurwitz, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family socialization; Laughter; Narratives; Retellings; Social constructionism; Wedding anniversary

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EID: 34248693430     PISSN: 01654888     EISSN: 18607349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/text.2005.25.5.595     Document Type: Article

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