Ethnic and gender differences in sexuality: Variations in sexual behavior between Asian and non-Asian iniversity students

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-72

  Meston, Cindy M ^a,b   Trapnell, Paul D ^a   Gorzalka, Boris B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Cross cultural sexuality; Ethnic differences; Length of residency influences; Sex differences; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTURBATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CANADA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030071367     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02437906     Document Type: Article

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