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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > dating, courtship, and marriage > American Couples Study
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > dating, courtship, and marriage > American Couples Study
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > dating, courtship, and marriage > American Couples Study

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American Couples Study  

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  • The American Couples study was funded by the National Science Foundation, and its signature book, American Couples: Money, Work and Sex, was published by Philip Blumstein and Pepper Schwartz in 1983. The book and subsequent academic papers were the result of more than a decade of gathering data from over 12,000 heterosexual and same-sex couples, obtained from diverse groups and volunteers over the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; American Couples Study]

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