Understanding sexuality in close relationships from the social exchange perspective

The Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 203-234

  Sandra Byers, E ^a   Wang, Adrienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

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