Arbitrary social norms influence sex differences in romantic selectivity: Research article

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1290-1295

  Finkel, Eli J ^a   Eastwick, Paul W ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350592073     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02439.x     Document Type: Article

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