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Persons > Spouses
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Sociological Factors > Family > Nuclear Family > Spouses
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Psychology, Social > Family > Nuclear Family > Spouses
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychology > Psychology, Social > Family > Nuclear Family > Spouses

Preferred term

Spouses  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Married persons, i.e., husbands and wives, or partners. Domestic partners, or spousal equivalents, are two adults who have chosen to share their lives in an intimate and committed relationship, reside together, and share a mutual obligation of support for the basic necessities of life.

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Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Married Persons
  • Spouse

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Conjoints

    French

  • Époux
  • Personne mariée
  • Personnes mariées

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PFTVWZCT-2

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