Comarital mate-sharing and family stability

One particular form of extramarital sexual behavior, mate-swapping or swinging, has received much attention in the popular and social scientific literature recently. One question not yet adequately answered is whether mate-swapping is harmful or helpful to marital and family stability. The hypothesi...

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Husbands
Infidelity
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Normativity
Parents
Solidarity
Spouses
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