The repertoire of infidelity among low-income men: Doubt, duty, and destiny

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 629, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-143

  Fosse, Nathan Edward ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Infidelity; Logics; Masculinity; Monogamy; Poverty; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952357620     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716209357401     Document Type: Article

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