Crossing the line online: Racial preference of internet daters

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 740-760

  Sweeney, Kathryn A ^a   Borden, Anne L ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact; Dating; Internet; Interracial; Partner preference; Race; Racial ideology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649206946     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494920903224335     Document Type: Article

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