Age preferences in a gender egalitarian society

Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 239-249

  Grøntvedt, Trond Viggo ^a   Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age preferences; Egalitarian; Mate choice; Norway; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886409285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19335377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0099199     Document Type: Article

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