Heterosexual profiling online dating and 'becoming' heterosexualities for women aged 30 and older in the digital Era

Australian Feminist Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 67, 2011, Pages 73-88

  Frohlick, Susan ^a   Migliardi, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 79951964556     PISSN: 08164649     EISSN: 14653303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08164649.2010.546329     Document Type: Article

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