First-date scripts: Gender roles, context, and relationship

Sex Roles

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 149-164

  Morr Serewicz, Mary Claire ^a   Gale, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Dating; Gender; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349111470     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9283-4     Document Type: Article

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