Maintaining marriages in Russia: Managing societal influences and communication dynamics

Maintaining Relationships Through Communication: Relational, Contextual, and Cultural Variations

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 255-275

  Ballard Reisch, Deborah S ^a   Zaguidoulline, Marat ^a,b,c   Weigel, Daniel J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

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EID: 66749132455     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410606990-12     Document Type: Chapter

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