The male-taller norm: Lack of evidence from a developing country

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The male-taller norm: Lack of evidence from a developing country

© 2015 Elsevier GmbH.In general, women prefer men taller than themselves; this is referred to as the male-taller norm. However, since women are shorter than men on average, it is difficult to determine whether the fact that married women are on average shorter than their husbands results from the no...

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Main Author:	Sohn, Kitae
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier GmbH - Urban und Fischer 2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62666

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