Essentialism vs. social constructionism in the study of human sexuality

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-18

  DeLamater, John D ^a   Hyde, Janet Shibley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031750113     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499809551913     Document Type: Review

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